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====== Assignment 1 ======

Review the following article:

BC floods reveal fragile food supply chains — 4 ways to manage the crisis now and in the future

https://theconversation.com/b-c-floods-reveal-fragile-food-supply-chains-4-ways-to-manage-the-crisis-now-and-in-the-future-172220

===== Questions =====

Critical Infrastructures (CI): mudslide, damaged ports, and destroyed highways and railways in BC, Canada coupled with new waves of the COVID-19 breakouts all over the world and here at home have caused interruptions in CI of Canada.

  - Find two reasonable definitions of CI
  - Compare the interruption in the supply chain management in Canada due to the [[https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-rail-blockades-crisis-management-plans-protect-companies-132432 | Coronavirus and rail blockades]] event in 2020 with the supply chain management interruptions in Canada due to the BC flood:
     - In what way(s) are these two CI interruption events similar to each other?
     - In what way(s) are these two CI interruption events different from each other?
  - How can Canada protect its CI against interruptions due to natural disasters?
  - What are major risk factors (weak points) in the Canadian logistics networks?
  - What are the main characteristics of a resilient logistics network?
   

====== Your checklist before you submit ======

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    * assignment number and title;
    * student’s First and Last name;
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    * word-count (see the next item).
  * Paper’s length range: min 600, max 1000 words, excluding the covers, TOC, repeated questions, block-quotes, and the bibliography (no out-of-range paper)
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  * Subheading numbers must correspond to the question numbers
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====== Written Report Marking Scheme ======

++++The marking scheme |

^ Criteria                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              ^ Marks  ^
| Cover-page includes assignment title, instructor’s name, course & assignment name, student’s first and last name, student number, date, subheading numbers correspond to the questions, and word count.                                                                                                                                                               | 1      |
| Response to Q1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 4     |
| Response to Q2.a.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 8     |
| Response to Q2.b.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 8     |
| Response to Q3.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 8     |
| Response to Q4.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 7     |
| Response to Q5.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 6     |
| Extensive, valid, library research from reliable sources in addition to the textbook (‘Google search’ is not a source, no Wikipedia articles. [[https://sophy.ca/scm/wiki/reference|Read this for more info.]])                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4     |
| APA style [[https://caul-cbua.pressbooks.pub/acadintegritycbu/chapter/citing-in-text-apa/|in-text citations]], APA style [[https://caul-cbua.pressbooks.pub/acadintegritycbu/chapter/reference-list-basic-book/|reference list or bibliography]], correct format/structure followed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | 2      |
| Correct spelling / proper grammar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2      |
| TOTAL POSSIBLE MARKS                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 50     |
| ANY form of plagiarism is unacceptable ([[https://sophy.ca/scm/wiki/plagiarism|read this]]). Maximum amount of quotes in your paper must not exceed 25%. Violations will be reported to the campus director immediately.  | -50    |
| Late submission (penalty; mark deduction per day)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | -10%   |

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====== Submitting Your Written Assignment ======

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