The Role of Transport Infrastructure in Britain’s Future International Trade
The Role of Transport Infrastructure in Britain’s Future International Trade
You are a supply chain professional with particular expertise in international freight transport activity who has been commissioned by the United Kingdom (UK) government to undertake an assessment of the key freight transport challenges and opportunities associated with Britain’s future international trading relationship with the European Union (EU) and non-EU countries.
The report must deal with the following components:
• An overview of the main trends in the UK’s trade in goods over the last 20 years.
You are expected to consider trends in volume/value of goods, type of goods traded, countries traded with, transport modes used, etc.
(BY DEMONSTRATING GRAPHS AND CHARTS AND UNDER EACH GRAPH OR CHART YOU NEED TO INTERPRET WHAT YOU FOUND) FOCUS ONLY ON THE
GOODS SECTOR DO NOT INCLUDE THE SERVICE SECTOR.
Graphs and charts need to be created for this section.
All information for this section should be no older than 20 years.
• The identification of the key changes in freight transport flows that are likely to result from the UK’s withdrawal from the EU; you should provide justification for the changes you identify.
• A structured and evidence-based assessment of the challenges and opportunities for transport infrastructure (and the way in which its use is governed) to ensure the smooth flow of goods to/from the UK after it leaves the EU; where appropriate, you should distinguish between EU and non-EU trade (such as infrastructure or board control, air aviation sector anything that relate to the flow of goods – justify the role to help UK in leaving EU).
All transport infrastructure issues should be mentioned but only 4-5 should be used for the justification.
Assessment criteria
Your coursework will be assessed according to:
• How well you address the three coursework requirement set out above:
• An overview of the main trends (25% of marks)
• The identification of the key changes in freight transport flows (15% of marks)
• A structured and evidence-based assessment of the challenges and opportunities (35% of marks)
• The structure, language and clarity of the report (15% of marks)
• Harvard referencing of all material that you refer to (10% of marks)
