SCM20003 Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Assignment 1 (Individual task): You are required to write a report to Sustainability Victoria
which is established under the Sustainability Victoria Act 2005 with the vision of achieving ‘A
sustainable, thriving Victoria’.
Report Title: Resolving food waste problem and the burning issue of hunger in Australia through
innovative supply chain initiatives: Addressing UN Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
Your Aim: Your report should provide a detailed, evidenced-based plan for Sustainable Victoria to
take some actions to tackle food waste problem through innovative supply chain initiatives and channel
food that would otherwise go to waste, to feed hungry people. Your report needs to highlight the
importance of addressing United Nation’s, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Marks Allocated: 25% (please refer to marking rubric to find out how marks are allocated to
different sections)
Background:
Food waste in Australia
According to the Department of the Environment and Energy of Australia website, “Food waste
(http://www.environment.gov.au/protection/national-waste-policy/food-waste) is estimated to cost the
Australian economy around $20 billion each year. Australian consumers throw away around 3.1 million
tonnes of edible food a year. Another 2.2 million tonnes is disposed by the commercial and industrial
sector. The complexities of dealing with food waste means that an integrated approach is needed. There
are also substantial opportunities to rethink how food waste can be prevented, or wasted food can be
used for other purposes.
To help address this important issue, the Australian Government committed in 2016 to develop a
National Food Waste Strategy and to deliver a National Food Waste Summit. The strategy establishes
a framework to support actions that work towards halving Australia’s food waste by 2030. This ambitious
goal aligns with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12 for sustainable consumption and
production patterns.
There are already a number of activities in Australia to reduce our food waste. These include consumer
education, investment in waste treatment infrastructure, waste diversion from the retail and commercial
sector, food collection for redistribution, and research into high value uses for food waste”
Are there really hungry people in Australia?
(https://www.foodbank.org.au/hunger-in-australia/the-facts/) (Source: Foodbank Australia)
“Yes there are. Hunger is a hidden crisis in Australia, with over 3.6 million people experiencing food
insecurity at some point every year, 27% of which are children. In fact, the demand for food relief is
rising, with charities reporting a 10% increase in demand last year.
It is also a common misconception that only homeless people require food relief. However, the main
recipients of food relief are individuals and families who have generally low incomes or are unemployed,
not just those who are homeless. The face of hunger in Australia is diverse – it affects males, females,
children, the elderly, single people and families, students, employed, unemployed and retired people.
High risk groups include people with disabilities, refugees and Indigenous Australians. Some of the
common reasons why people find themselves seeking food relief include a lack of funds to pay rent and
bills, and unexpected expenses such as car repairs or medical bills”.
Covid-19 pandemic has aggravated this issue and a large number of people are seeking support of
food relief. To quote from FooBank hunger report 2020;
“Three in five Australians experiencing food insecurity (61%) have accessed food relief since
the advent of COVID-19. Despite many food insecure Australians being in urgent need of help,
39% have not accessed food relief during the pandemic. The most common barriers to seeking
assistance include thinking there might be other people more in need (33%), embarrassment
(33%) and shame (30%)”
“Charities have seen a significant increase in the demand for food relief. In 2019, 15% of
Australians experiencing food insecurity were seeking food relief at least once a week. In 2020,
this has more than doubled to 31%. Although charities are seeing demand for food relief
become more erratic and unpredictable, overall numbers are up by an average of 47%”
The facts on hunger in Australia:
3.6 mil people report having experienced food insecurity in the last year
652,000 people receive food relief from Foodbank agencies, every month
27% of those are children (216,000)
65,000 people are turned away every month because of food shortages (14,600 of these are
children)
The demand for food relief is rising, irrespective of national economic growth. Last year saw an increase
of 10% in the number of people seeking food relief. It seems that the issue is not about insufficient food
supply. Even though adequate excess food is made available through donations, getting these supplies
delivered to needy people is a huge problem.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs)
UN sets 17 SDG goals to transform the world. According to UN webpage, “SDGs are a call for action
by all countries – poor, rich and middle-income – to promote prosperity while protecting the planet. They
recognize that ending poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies that build economic growth and
address a range of social needs including education, health, social protection, and job opportunities,
while tackling climate change and environmental protection”.
The 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to transform our world:
GOAL 1: No Poverty
GOAL 2: Zero Hunger
GOAL 3: Good Health and Well-being
GOAL 4: Quality Education
GOAL 5: Gender Equality
GOAL 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
GOAL 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
GOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
GOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality
GOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
GOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
GOAL 13: Climate Action
GOAL 14: Life Below Water
GOAL 15: Life on Land
GOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
GOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Tasks
Step 1: Conduct an academic literature review focusing on how food waste problem can be mitigated
by creating innovative supply chain solutions.
Step 2: Find out from your literature review methods employed by other countries to effectively
distribute excess food to needy people to alleviate their hunger.
Step 3: Describe what UN sustainable development goals can be achieved through this effort.
Step 5: Write the Report to ‘Sustainability Victoria’
Your report could be structured as follows (this is just an example. You can create your own report
structure as appropriate):
1. Executive summary
2. Introduction
3. Literature review
a. Introduction
b. The context of food waste and hunger problem in Australia
c. A review of the logistics and supply chain solutions applied in other countries to address
food waste problem. (Here, you need to provide a review of best practices of logistics
and supply chain solutions aimed to address food waste problem as reported in
academic literature)
d. A review of current logistics arrangements used by major food relief organisations in
Australia (e.g. FOODBANK). Explain strengths and weaknesses of their current
arrangements.
e. Highlight the problems attributable to the drawbacks of logistics and supply chain
networks.
4. Plan of action for Sustainability Victoria (here you need to explain what Sustainability Victoria
should do based on your findings). You could explain long terms, medium term and short-term
actions. Other main recommendations. Explain what SDG goals could be addressed through
your recommendations. Your recommendations must be derived from your literature
review.
5. Conclusions
6. References
7. Appendices
Submission details
Please submit an electronic copy of your finished report, via Turnitin, by the deadline. The report is
limited to 2500 words (+10% is allowed), with a word count (excluding references) being provided after
the Conclusions section. Referencing should be in the APA 7 style with a minimum of 8 different
ACADEMIC sources being included (non-academic sources such as Wikipedia/websites etc. will not
be counted as included in 8 minimum academic references). Please check Turnitin submission system
in Canvas for exact time and date of the deadline. Helpful information on the APA 7 Style of referencing
can be found here: https://www.swinburne.edu.au/library/search/referencing-guides/apa-style-
guide/
SCM20003 Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management Individual Assignment (1) Marking Rubrics (25%)
EXCEEDS STANDARD
Performance
Indicators
CRITERIA
Introduction &
Executive Summary
10%
40%
1.
In the context of food
waste and hunger in
Australia, a review of
current logistics
YET TO ACHIEVE MINIMUM
STANDARD
Fail (N) /0-49
High Distinction (HD)/80-100
Distinction (D)/ 70-79
Excellent/exemplary/exceedin
g high standard
Very good/ exceeds
expectations
Outstanding, insightful work.
Goes beyond requirements of
the task to develop a
response, which is thoughtful,
reflective, and considers
alternative views and makes
connections among ideas and
information from different
sources or from different
aspects of the course.
Excellent Introduction to the
review that effectively
introduces the critical literature
review that follows. Main aims,
key points, main outcomes of
the review are outlined in an
excellent way.
Uses appropriate, relevant,
and compelling content to
illustrate mastery of the
assignment topic, conveying
the writer's understanding, and
shaping the whole assignment
Coverage of Key
Areas
MEETS STANDARD
Uses appropriate, relevant,
and compelling content to
illustrate mastery of the
assignment topic, conveying
the writer's understanding, and
shaping the whole assignment
An excellent response to 4
tasks that should be covered
Credit (C)/60-69
Pass (P)/ 50-59
Good/Well done
Acceptable/Satisfactory/ Proficient
Very good work.
Purposefully and logically
developed. Thoroughly
addresses all aspects of the
task. Synthesis of details
and concepts from various
sources or topics shows
evidence of sound
understanding and
thoughtful examination.
Good work. Generally clear,
accurate and relevant.
Adequately addresses all
requirements of the task.
Demonstrates understanding of
course concepts, with evidence
of some thoughtful examination
and reflection. Development is
generally logical, facts generally
correct. Tends to focus on one
interpretation.
Satisfactory work. Shows basic
understanding of concepts with
minimal evidence of reflection or
thoughtful analysis. Complies with the
basic requirements, relies on limited
sources of information, little integration
of concepts.
Unsatisfactory work. Fails to
address the topic in a
meaningful way. May be
extremely brief, inaccurate,
illogical or undeveloped.
Very good Introduction to
the review that effectively
introduces the critical
literature review that follows.
Main aims, key points, main
outcomes of the review are
outlined in a very good
manner.
Good Introduction to the review
that effectively introduces the
critical literature review that
follows. Main aims, key points,
main outcomes of the review are
outlined in a good manner
Acceptable introduction to the review
that introduces the critical literature
review that follows. Main aims, key
points, main outcomes of the review
are outlined in an acceptable manner
Poor or No Introduction to the
review. Main aims, key points,
main outcomes of the review
are poorly outlined.
Uses appropriate and relevant
content to develop and explore
ideas through the assignment
Uses appropriate and relevant content
to develop simple ideas throughout the
assignment
Uses appropriate and relevant
content to develop and explore
ideas through the assignment
Uses appropriate and relevant content
to develop simple ideas throughout the
assignment
Uses appropriate, relevant,
and compelling discipline
related content to explore
ideas and shape the content
of the assignment
Uses appropriate, relevant,
and compelling discipline
related content to explore
ideas and shape the content
of the assignment
A very good response to 4
tasks that should be covered
in the critical literature
review. Critical assessment -
A good response to 4 tasks that
should be covered in the critical
literature review. Good critical
assessment. Going beyond just
presenting facts. Use of subject
knowledge in the review.
An acceptable response to 4 tasks that
should be covered in the critical
literature review. An acceptable critical
Poor/unacceptable/Not
attempted/requires further
development/needs
improvement
Uses inappropriate and/or
irrelevant content to develop
ideas in the assignment
Uses inappropriate and/or
irrelevant content to develop
ideas in the assignment
Poor or No response to 4
tasks that should be covered
in the critical literature review.
No evidence of critical review.
arrangements used by
major food relief
organisations in Australia
such as FOODBANK. You
need to explain strengths
and weaknesses of current
arrangements. Highlight
the problems attributable
to lack of proper logistics
and supply chain network.
2.
A Brief review of the
logistics and supply chain
solutions applied in other
countries to address food
waste problem. Here, you
need to provide a review of
best practices of logistics
and supply chain solutions
to address food waste
problem as reported in
academic literature.
3.
Based on your literature
review findings, what are
actions you that you would
recommend to
Sustainability Australia to
address the dilemma of
food waste and Hunger.
4.
Explain what SDG goals
could be addressed
through your
recommendations.
Evidence of significant
academic research
having been
conducted 20%
in the critical literature review.
Highly critical assessment.
Going beyond just presenting
facts. Use of subject
knowledge in the review.
very good. Going beyond
just presenting facts. Use of
subject knowledge in the
review.
Excellent critical analysis of
the academic sources.
Very Good critical analysis
of the academic sources.
Uses appropriate, relevant,
and compelling content to
illustrate mastery of the
assignment topic, conveying
the writer's understanding, and
shaping the whole assignment
Uses appropriate, relevant,
and compelling discipline
related content to explore
ideas and shape the content
of the assignment
Highly relevant and insightful
academic references are used.
A strong list of references.
Highly relevant academic
references are used (8)
assessment. Going beyond just
presenting facts. An acceptable use of
subject knowledge in the review.
Use of subject knowledge is
not evident.
Good critical analysis of the
academic sources.
An acceptable critical analysis of the
academic sources.
Poor or NO critical analysis of
the academic sources.
Uses appropriate and relevant
content to develop and explore
ideas through the assignment
Uses appropriate and relevant content
to develop simple ideas throughout the
assignment
Uses inappropriate and/or
irrelevant content to develop
ideas in the assignment
Relevant academic references
are used.
Some relevant academic references
are used.
Academic references are not
used or inappropriate
sources.
Demonstrates skilful use of
high-quality, credible, relevant
sources to develop ideas that
are appropriate for the
discipline and genre of the
writing
Demonstrates consistent
use of credible, relevant
sources to support ideas
that are situated within the
discipline and genre of the
writing.
Demonstrates effective use of
appropriate and relevant
sources to support ideas that are
situated within the discipline and
genre of the writing.
Demonstrates an attempt to use
credible and/or relevant sources to
support ideas that are appropriate for
the discipline and genre of the writing.
Demonstrates little attempt to
use sources to support ideas
in the writing
Grammar and
expression ( 05%)
Uses sophisticated, expressive
and appropriate business
language that skilfully
communicates meaning to
readers eloquently and is
grammatically error free
Uses expressive and
appropriate business
language that competently
communicates meaning to
readers with clarity and
fluency and is grammatically
correct
Uses language that generally
conveys meaning to readers
with clarity. Attention to detail is
evident.
Uses straightforward language that
generally conveys meaning to readers.
The language is understandable but
there may be room for grammatical
improvement.
Uses language that
sometimes impedes meaning
because of errors in usage.
Overall Quality of the
report and
Conclusions (10%)
Demonstrates a thorough
understanding of context,
audience, and purpose of the
assignment. Submission is
responsive to the assigned
task(s) and comprehensively
and competently covers all
elements.
Demonstrates an
understanding of context,
audience, and purpose of
the assignment. Submission
is responsive to the
assigned task(s) and
covering all expected
elements
Demonstrates awareness of
context, audience, and purpose
of the assignment. Submission
covers all required elements.
Demonstrates consideration of
context, audience, and purpose.
Submission covers the majority of the
required elements
Good critical analysis. Use facts
to draw some valid arguments.
Acceptable critical analysis. Use facts
to draw some valid arguments.
Demonstrates minimal or no
attention to context, audience,
purpose, and/or to the
assigned tasks(s) (e.g.,
expectation of instructor).
Some expected elements may
have been omitted
Very high level of critical
analysis. Use facts to draw
some valid arguments.
Very good critical analysis.
Use facts to draw some valid
arguments.
Sources and evidence:
Use of minimum 08
academic evidence to
support your lit review
APA 7 Ref Style (15%)
Poor or NO critical analysis.