Risk: Assignment 1 Assignment 1 is to enable you to demonstrate your understanding of supply chains and your ability to recognise and analyse supply chain events. You are to search for and analyse information about historical supply chain events. The deliverable is a Microsoft word file, containing the descriptions and analysis of these events. The assignment is 30% of the module mark.

Sources: Credible academic sources must be used. The following are examples of sources which are not acceptable, and which will not receive credit:

• Newspapers and broadcast media (including Youtube);

• Online encyclopedias (such as Wikipedia, Investopedia, Encyclopedia Britannica);

• General economics revision and reference sites (such as economicshelp.org, Khan Academy, tutor2u).