Assessment Tasks
OMGT2190 Supply Chain Sustainability
The assessment consists of Group Project: Case Analysis & Report and Individual Research Report. The distribution of marks in assessments and length of the assessments are given in Table 1:
Table 1: Assessments and distribution of marks
Assessment task Weighting Due date Word length
Assignment One
(Overall weight = 50%)
Group Project:
Presentation 30% Assessment 1a: Project presentation due on:
16 May 2015.
You need to submit only a soft copy (via email to the course coordinator) of the presentation (powerpoint/Prezi slides only) at least a day
before your presentation
Case Preparation 5% Due on 20 March (in class) A half a page summary on:
• Group has been formed and informed the lecturer.
• Topic and the organisation have been identified.
• The group had at least one meeting
discussing the project
• Note: Lecturer will provide feedback
(oral/written) on your summary)
Case Analysis 15% Due on 11 April (in class) A one page summary on:
• Data and information has been collected
• Preliminary data analysis has been conducted.
• Note: Lecturer will provide feedback (oral/written) on your summary)
Group Project:
Case Analysis Report
50% Assessment 1b: Project report submission due on:
23 May 2015 (by 5 pm) 5000 – 6000
(penalty of 10% mark deduction for every 300
words more than the limit)
Assignment Two 4000 + - 10%
(Overall weight =
50%)
Individual
Research Report Due on 27 May 2015 (penalty of 10% mark deduction for every 300
words more than the
limit)
Assignment (Group
Report and
Individual
Research Report) submission process Only soft copy submission is required. You will submit via Turnitin Drop Box unless suggested otherwise. Acceptable similarity limit is upto 25%.
Assignments exceeding 25% limit will not be accepted for marking.
Assignment One: Group Project: Case Report
ASSESSMENT
No. DESCRIPTION AND MARKING CRITERIA
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Group Project: Case Analysis (50%)
The purpose of this assessment is to develop your capability to plan, analyse and review supply chain sustainability issues based on the data and information collected from a real-world organisation.
(Written report: Size: between 5000 - 6000 words (A4, typed on one side, one-and-a half spaced, font 12, Times New Roman) plus references and appendix).
• To complete this assignment, you will work as a consultant team of five-six persons.
The assessment has two parts:
• Assessment 1a: Project presentation (30%), Project Preparation (5%), Project
analysis (15%)
• Assessment 1b: Project report (50%),
Choose one of the following topics and an organisation for your research project:
• Case: Sustainable procurement in the public/private sector.
• Case: Green supply chain
• Case: Reverse supply chain
Use the relevant questionnaire (Questionnaire 1, 2, 3 – see Appendix) for collecting data and information. Your presentation and report will be based on the analysis of the data and information collected based on the questionnaire.
Assessment 1a: Project Presentation
Process
• Form a team of five-six persons.
• Notify the course coordinator your team members via email by using ‘Group Details Form’ provided in the Learning Hub.
• Identify a real organisation by making a preliminary research. Choose an organisation which has the most available information. Sources of information include websites, annual reports, media reports, preliminary data from the organisation (if possible), and any other publicly available information etc.
• Inform the course coordinator of the topic (Questionnaire) as soon as possible that your group has chosen.
• Your team members will act as supply chain managers (responsible for sustainability) of the chosen organisation. On behalf of the organisation, you will answer to the questions
specified in the questionnaire. Your answers will be the basis (statistics and information) for analysis.
• You are expected to validate your findings (both in presentation and report) using concepts, theory, and models (frameworks) discussed during lecture sessions.
• It is expected that all members of the group will participate in the presentation and prepare to answer the questions at the end of the presentation.
On this part of the assessment, the group shall prepare a maximum of 20 minutes presentation to be followed by a 5 -7 minute discussion and Q & A (depending on student numbers).
The presentation shall target the top level management of the organisation such as Board of Directors. Therefore, it has to be clear, supported with strong evidence and has to be presented in a business-friendly manner. This presentation shall cover but not limited to
• Background of the organisation;
• Information and data collection process
• Analysis and findings; and
• Managerial implications and recommendations.
Marking Criteria and Distribution
1. Presentation and preparation (25%):- evidence of preparation; use of presentation aids; responsibility sharing; interaction with audience; time management.
2. Content (60%) :- coverage of the topics; extent of evidence; clarity of argument; analysis and; recommendations.
3. Discussion (15%):- quality of response to questions; participation and contribution in answering questions.
Details of the presentation marking guide is given in Appendix A.
Important Notes
• Prepare a power point presentation
• You need to submit only a soft copy (via email to the course coordinator) of the presentation (powerpoint/Prezi slides only) at least a day before your presentation
• All members of the group are expected to participate in the presentation and Q & A.
Assessment 1b: Project Report
The group’s report will be between 5000 and 6000 words excluding reference and appendix.
Your report will be based on the analysis of data and information collected using survey questionnaire. You may follow the following structure for your report:
1. Table of content
2. Executive summary
3. Introduction
4. Background of the organisation
5. Data and Information gathering process
6. Analysis of the data and information.
7. Discussion of the findings
8. Managerial implications and recommendations 9. Conclusion.
A Marking Guide for the Group Report is given in Appendix B
Important Notes
• All sources of information should be acknowledged using appropriate citation style.
• Refrain from copying texts from a company’s Website without proper citation.
• You are expected to engage sufficiently with relevant literature to support your analysis
• Your report should be consistent with your presentation. Major deviations will be penalized.
• You will submit only a soft copy of your report on to the Blackboard via Turnitin (under Learning Hub).
Group Grades and Peer Evaluations
Generally each member of a group will receive a single grade given to the group on the basis of the group’s overall performance. There may be instances where this is not fair, however. Thus peer evaluation (a form is attached – Appendix C is requested after the group work is completed and individual grades will be adjusted to reflect your group’s judgement of your contribution. You do not have to submit the peer evaluation if you think that all members of your group have contributed (i.e., researching, organising, writing and attending group discussions) equally. Otherwise submit the peer evaluation form.
Assignment Two: Individual Research Report
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Individual Research Report (50%)
The purpose of this assignment is to develop your capability to understand supply chain sustainability concepts, methods, and frameworks. On this assignment, you will write a research report of about 4000 words based on review of relevant literature on one of the following topics:
(Written report: A4, typed on one side, one-and-a half spaced, font 12 (Times New Roman) plus reference pages and appendix).
• Reverse supply chains and carbon footprint – how are they related? Analyse critically.
• Corporate social responsibility in supply chains – Analyse the impact in the context of global supply chains.
• Performance indicators in sustainable supply chain management – identify key indicators and critically analyse in the context of sustainable supply chain management
• ISO14001 standards and supply chain sustainability – establish a relationship between standards and supply chain sustainability and critically analyse.
You are required to conduct a thorough literature search (mainly academic journals) in order to prepare the research report. It is expected that you will follow the following guidelines while preparing your report:
1. Introduction (about 1 page)
• Introduce your topic of research.
• Discuss aims and objectives of the research.
• Highlight the plan of the report.
2. Literature search (about 7 pages)
• Conduct a thorough search on the topic of research. For this you are required to search journals (mainly academic). Develop a database of the articles in the chosen topic area. Your objective is to provide up-to-date information on the chosen topic in a systematic
manner. It is expected that you will address the following areas:
• Summary of the literature – basic summary of the chosen articles
• Group materials under few meaningful themes and critically analyse and discuss
• Identify the practical and theoretical implications of your findings
• Build your arguments based on the evidence from published cases and empirical studies.
3. Conclusions and suggestions for future research (about 2 pages) • Conclusion based on your findings
• Future direction.
4. References
• Provide a list of references and refer these appropriately in the report
• Include a content page and an executive summary of the report (between 1/3 and ½ a page)
Process
• Choose a topic.
• Locate relevant sources (databases, academic journals). You are expected to refer to refereed (peer reviewed) academic papers.
• Identify relevant literature (20-24 relevant journal articles).
• Submit copies of five articles from where you may have gathered most of your ideas while preparing your report.
• Analyse and synthesise the literature to produce an analytical report.
• Give figures and tables where necessary.
• Appendices can be added if additional material is considered essential.
NOTE: You are NOT writing an open easy on the chosen topic. You are writing a research report based on the chosen articles only.
Marking Criteria and Distribution
The written report will be graded using the attached grading sheet- Appendix D: ‘Marking Criteria – Individual Research Report’. The grading sheet consists of four major items:
1. Organisation (10%)
2. Research (20%)
3. Analysis and Discussion (60%)
4. Innovation (10%)
Please check the above items while preparing your report.
Appendix A
Marking Criteria and Distribution
Group Presentation
Group: ______________________
Criterion
Distribution of marks Allocated Marks Marks
Presentation & preparation (25%) Evidence of preparation 10%
Use of presentation aids 5%
Responsibility sharing 5%
Time management 5%
Content (60%) Coverage of the topic 15%
Extent of evidence 10%
Clarity of argument 10%
Analysis 15%
recommendation 10%
Discussion (15%) Quality of response 5%
Participation & contribution 5%
Interaction with audience 5%
Total =
Overall comment ______________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Appendix B
Marking Guide for Group Report
1. Header page
2. Executive summary (10%)
This should normally be no more than one page (approximately 300 words) in length.
It should indicate the main problems/issues main recommendations expected benefits if recommendations are implemented
Note: the executive summary is a critical section of a business report, as it might be the only section read by the key decision makers. Great care should be taken in writing the executive summary in order to ensure only the most relevant points are included and that they are presented as clearly and concisely as possible.
3. Contents page
4. The main body of the report This should contain:
Introduction (10%)
Introduce the company and its background including current practices (of the topic).
Analysis of the data (other information) and findings (30%) Analyse and present your findings in an appropriate manner.
Discussion of the results (30%)
Discussion the findings and identify the policy directions.
Recommendations (10%)
A clear and concise statement should be given of the preferred solution or recommended policy together with a justification of its choice.
Implementation (10%)
A listing should be given of the main aspects of the preferred solution and against each should be indicated by whom, when, how and at what cost implementation will take place.
Appendix C: Peer Review Form
Subject and code. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lecturer-in-charge: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Group: _____________________________________
Evaluate the group member’s performance with respect to quantity and quality of work. Rate the performance by circling the most appropriate descriptive comment as a guide.
1. Knowledge
Poor
Marginal Meets requirements
Superior
Outstanding
2. Dependability
Absent from group meetings often
Occasionally
late
Good
Rarely late or absent
Never late or absent
3. Team spirit
Unfriendly & discourteous
Occasionally unwilling to follow guidelines set down by group
Courteous
Always courteous
Very team spirited
4. Task Initiative
Negligible
Learns slowly
Participates in task development
Contributes to task development
Leads task development
5. Comments _____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
6. Overall Evaluation Low quantity and quality Marginal input Meets group goals and expectations Performs above established group goals and
expectations
Signature………………………………………….Date………………………………
Appendix D: Marking Criteria – Individual Research Report
Course and code: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lecturer-in-charge: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ….
Student name: _____________________________________
Very Very
High High Mod. Low Low
1. Organisation 10%
Clear statement of theme, aims and conclusion 5 4 3 2 1
Referencing system is consistent & appropriate 5 4 3 2 1
2. Research 20%
Evidence of adequate research 5 4 3 2 1
Relevant concepts are well researched 15 10 7 4 2
3. Analysis and Discussion 60%
Arguments and assertions are supported by 10 8 6 4 2 evidences/references
Evidence of understanding of the area 10 8 6 4 2
Application of research 10 8 6 4 2
Sub-themes are critically and logically analysed 20 15 10 5 2
There is logic and coherent argument 10 8 6 4 2
4. Innovation 10%
Creative synthesis of themes 5 4 3 2 1
Creative argument employed 5 4 3 2 1
TOTAL MARK ___________%
Questionnaire 1: Sustainable procurement management
You and your organisation:
Q1: Job title: __________________________
Q2: How many employees are there in your organisation?
a. 1 – 9 e. 250 – 499
b. 10 – 49 f. 500 – 999
c. 50 – 99 g. 1000 +
d. 100 - 249
Q3. Type of your organisation?
Q4. Annual purchasing spend (A$):
a. 0 – 49,000 g. 5 – 10 ml
b. 50,000 – 99,000 h. 11 – 15 ml
c. 100,000 – 249,000 i. 25 – 50 ml
d. 250,000 – 499,000 j. 51 – 500 ml
e. 500,000 – 999,000 k. 501 – 1 bl
f. 1 – 5 ml l. 1 bl or more
Q5. What are the main goods and services you buy?
a. __________________
b. __________________
c. __________________
d. __________________
e. __________________
f. __________________
g. __________________
Q6. What is your average contract length with suppliers (years)? ____________
Q7. How many suppliers do you have? ________
Q8. Has the number of suppliers to your organisation changed in the last 10 years?
a. Stayed same __________
b. Reduced _____________
c. Increased _____________
d. If increased or reduced please estimate by what percentage? ______
Q9. Please estimate percentage of spend with your top 3 suppliers ________
Q10. Does your organisation have ISO 9001 Certification? _____________
Q11. Does your organisation have ISO 14001 Certification? _____________
Q12. Does your organisation have sustainability Reporting system? ___________________

Q13. Please indicate how strongly you agree with the following statements concerning strategic supply.
No Item Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree or disagree Agree Strongly agree
1 The suppliers see our relationship as a long term alliance
2 The purchasing function has a good knowledge of the organisation’s strategic goals
3 We rely on a small number of suppliers
4 We maintain close relationships with a limited pool of suppliers
5 Purchasing is decentralised within our organisation
6 We expect our relationship with key suppliers to last a long time
7 We get multiple price quotes from suppliers before ordering
8 The purchase function has a formally –written long-range plan
9 We work with suppliers to improve their quality in the long run
10 Purchasing performance is measured in terms of its contribution to the organisation’s success
11 We view our suppliers as an extension of our organisation
12 Purchasing is included in the organisation’s strategic planning process
Q14. Please indicate how strongly you agree with the following statements. Currently our purchasing function:
No Item Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree or disagree Agree Strongly agree
1 Uses a life-cycle analysis to evaluate the environmental friendliness of products and packaging
2 Participates in the design of products for recycling or reuse
3 Asks suppliers to commit to waste reduction goals
4 Purchases from small suppliers ( 100 employees)
5 Visits supplier’s plants to ensure that they are not using sweatshop labour
6 Participates in the design of products for disassembly
7 Ensures that suppliers’ locations are operated in a safe manner
8 Ensures that supplier comply with child labour laws
9 Purchases from local suppliers
10 Reduces packaging material
11 Donates to philanthropic organisations
12 Volunteers to local charities
Q15. Please indicate how strongly you agree with the following statements on suppliers and sustainability
No Item Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree or disagree Agree Strongly agree
1 We encourage our existing suppliers to become more sustainable
2 Cost and quality play a more important role than sustainability criteria when we try to identify a new supplier
3 We actively consider switching to more sustainable suppliers
4 It is difficult to persuade our current suppliers to become more sustainable
5 We set environmental criteria that suppliers must meet
6 Sustainability plays an important role in our search for suppliers
7 We try, where possible, to replace less sustainable suppliers with more sustainable suppliers
Q16. Please indicate how strongly you agree with the following statements. As a result of undertaking social responsible activities:
No Item Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree or disagree Agree Strongly agree
1 We have been able to obtain products or services from suppliers that are of higher quality
2 We have lower the cost of purchasing materials
3 We have been able to obtain products or services from suppliers with shorter lead times
4 Total costs have been reduced
5 Suppliers have done their job more efficiently
6 Labour costs have decreased
Q17. What prevents sustainable (or socially or environmentally responsible) procurement in your organisation?
a. ___________
b. ___________
c. ______________
d. ______________
e. ______________
Q18. What facilitates sustainable (or socially or environmentally responsible) procurement in your organisation?
a. ___________
b. ___________
c. ______________
d. ______________
e. ______________
Q19. Any other comments?
Questionnaire 2: Green Supply Chain
You and your organisation:
Q1: Job title: __________________________
Q2: How many employees are there in your organisation?
a. 1 – 9 e. 250 – 499
b. 10 – 49 f. 500 – 999
c. 50 – 99 g. 1000 +
d. 100 - 249
Q3. Type of your organisation?
Q4. Annual purchasing spend (A$):
a. 0 – 49,000 g. 5 – 10 ml
b. 50,000 – 99,000 h. 11 – 15 ml
c. 100,000 – 249,000 i. 25 – 50 ml
d. 250,000 – 499,000 j. 51 – 500 ml
e. 500,000 – 999,000 k. 501 – 1 bl
f. 1 – 5 ml l. 1 bl or more
Q5. What are the main goods and services you buy?
a. __________________
b. __________________
c. __________________
d. __________________
e. __________________
f. __________________
g. __________________
Q6. What is your average contract length with suppliers (years)? ____________
Q7. How many suppliers do you have? ________
Q8. Has the number of suppliers to your organisation changed in the last 10 years?
a. Stayed same __________
b. Reduced _____________
c. Increased _____________
d. If increased or reduced please estimate by what percentage? ______
Q9. Please estimate percentage of spend with your top 3 suppliers ________
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Q10. Does your organisation have ISO 9001 Certification? _____________
Q11. Does your organisation have ISO 14001 Certification? _____________
Q12. Does your organisation have sustainability Reporting system? ___________________
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Q13. In the last five years, your organisation has taken environmental actions in the following areas:.
No Item Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree or disagree Agree Strongly agree
1 Environmental friendly raw materials
2 Substitution of environmental questionable materials
3 Selection of suppliers by environmental criteria
4 Urging/pressuring suppliers to take environmental actions
5 Taking environmental criteria into consideration
6 Design considerations
7 Optimisation of processes to reduce solid wastes
8 Optimisation of processes to reduce water use
9 Optimisation of processes to reduce air emissions
10 Use of cleaner technology processes to make savings (energy, water, wastes)
11 Recycling of materials internal to your organisation
12 Use of alternative sources of energy
13 Helping suppliers to establish their own EMS
14 Recovering of your organisation’s end-of-life products
15 Eco-lebeling
16 Taking back packaging
17 Providing consumers with information on environmentally friendly products/services
18 Changes for more environmentally friendly transportation
19 Other actions taken – please specify:
Q14. In the last five years, in the process of greening the suppliers, your organisation has taken actions in the following areas with regards to the suppliers:
No Item Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree or disagree Agree Strongly agree
1 Holding awareness seminars for suppliers
2 Guiding suppliers to establish their own environmental programs
3 Bringing together your suppliers to share their know how and problems
4 Sharing with suppliers about the benefits of cleaner systems and processes
5 Urging/ pressuring suppliers to take environmental actions
6 Selecting suppliers by environmental criteria
7 Sending in-house auditors to appraise environmental performance of suppliers
8 Arranging for funds to help suppliers to purchase equipment for pollution prevention, waste water recycling etc.
Q15. In the last five years because of sustainable practices, there has been specific benefits achieved in each of the following
No Item Strongly disagree Disagree Neither agree or disagree Agree Strongly agree
1 Increased efficiency
2 Quality improvement
3 Productivity improvement
4 New market opportunities
5 Cost saving
6 Improved corporate image
7 Reduction of solid/liquid waste
8 Reduction of emissions
9 Recycling
10 Environmental compliance improvement
11 Product/service price increase
12 Profit margin
13 Social commitment
14 Sales
15 Market share
16 Preserve environment


Questionnaire 3: Reverse Supply Chain
You and your organisation:
Q1: Job title: __________________________
Q2: How many employees are there in your organisation?
a. 1 – 9 e. 250 – 499
b. 10 – 49 f. 500 – 999
c. 50 – 99 g. 1000 +
d. 100 - 249
Q3. Type of your organisation?
Q4. What are the main products you collect for recycling, reuse or remanufacturing?
a. __________________
b. __________________
c. __________________
d. __________________
e. __________________
f. __________________
g. __________________
Q5. (If any) what is your average contract length with customers (for whom you collect waste) (years)? ____________
Q6. How many customers do you have? ________
Q7. Please estimate percentage of business with your top 3 customers ________
Q8. Does your organisation have ISO 9001 Certification? _____________
Q9. Does your organisation have ISO 14001 Certification? _____________
Q10. Please tell us your reverse supply chain policy ____________
Q11. Discuss your reverse supply chain structure (network)
• map your reverse supply chains
• identify reverse supply chain activities
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• introduce your major customers partners and discuss the types of partnership
• communication type and pattern
• use of communication technology
Q12. How do you manage your returns (inventory, transportation and processing)
Q13. What are critical challenges of reverse supply chains? Compare these challenges pairwise using a scale of 1 – 9.
Legislation
External
Customer demand
factor
Incentive
Critical
Challenges
Strategic cost
Environmental concern
Internal Resource
factor
Integration & coordination Volume & quality

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Intensity of
Importance Definition Explanation
1 Equal Importance Two activities contribute equally to the objective
3 Moderate importance Experience and judgement slightly favour one activity over another
5 Strong importance Experience and judgement strongly favour one activity over another
7 Very strong or demonstrated importance An activity is favoured very strongly over another, its dominance demonstrated in practice
9 Extreme importance The evidence favouring one activity over another is of the highest possible order of affirmation
2, 4, 6, 8 For compromise between the above values Sometimes one needs to interpolate a compromise judgement numerically because there is no good word to describe it
Reciprocal and above If activity i has one of the above nonzero numbers assigned to it when compared with activity j, then j has the reciprocal value when compared with i A comparison mandated by choosing the smaller element as the unit to estimate the larger one as a multiple of that unit
Rationals Ratios arising from the scale If consistency were to be forced by obtaining n numerical values to span the matrix
1.1-1.9 For tied activities When elements are closed and nearly indistinguishable; moderate is 1.3 and extreme is 1.9
Factor: Internal factors - Determination of criticality of Internal factors while assessing the implementation of reverse supply chain
Strategic cost Environmental concern Resource Integration & coordination Volume & quality
Strategic cost 1
Environmental concern 1
Resource 1
Integration & coordination 1
Volume &
quality 1
Q. 1 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘strategic cost’ is more important (more critical) than ‘environmental cost’ while assessing the importance of internal factors.
Q. 2 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘strategic cost’ is more important (more critical) than ‘resource’ while assessing the importance of internal factors.
Q. 3 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘strategic cost’ is more important (more critical) than ‘integration & coordination while assessing the importance of internal factors.
Q. 4 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘strategic cost’ is more important (more critical) than ‘volume & quality’ while assessing the importance of internal factors.
Q. 5 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘Environmental concern’ is more important (more critical) than ‘resource’ while assessing the importance of ‘internal factors.
Q. 6 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘environmental concern’ is more important (more critical) than ‘integration & coordination’ while assessing the importance of internal factors.
Q. 7 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘environmental concern’ is more important (more critical) than ‘volume & quality’ while assessing the importance of internal factors.
Q. 8 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘resource’ is more important (more critical) than ‘integration & coordination’ while assessing the importance of internal factors.
Q. 9 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘resource’ is more important (more critical) than ‘volume & quality’ while assessing the importance of ‘internal factors.
Q. 10 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘integration & coordination’ is more important (more critical) than ‘volume & quality’ while assessing the importance of ‘internal factors.
Factor: External factors - Determination of criticality of External factors while assessing the implementation of reverse supply chain
.
Legislation Customer demand Incentive
Legislation 1
Customer demand 1
Incentive 1
Q. 1 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘Legislation’ is more critical than ‘Customer demand’ while assessing the significance (importance) of ‘External factors.
Q. 2 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘Legislation’ is more critical than ‘incentive’ while assessing the significance (importance) of ‘External factors.
Q. 3 To what extent (using 1 to 9 scale) ‘customer demand’ is more critical than ‘incentive’ while assessing the significance (importance) of ‘External factors.
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