BTEC International Level 3 Business

Unit 27: International Logistics — assessment criteria

Learners develop an understanding of factors that influence the movement of goods when they are transported between different countries, including the role of the supply chain.

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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

6 criteria
A.P1Explain logistics and the role of the supply chain.
A.P2Explain factors affecting logistics.
B.P3Explain systems used in different logistics organisations
B.P4Explain the effectiveness of systems used to manage operations.
C.P5Explain how different logistics organisations can improve current operations to meet specific demands.
C.P6Explain the impact of implementing improvement recommendations to logistics operations.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Analyse factors that impact logistics and the supply chain.
B.M2Analyse the efficiency of systems used in the management of operations in different organisations.
C.M3Assess the logistics operations of different organisations in terms of changing demands, and the impact of own recommendations for change.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the impact of factors on logistics and the supply chain.
B.D2Evaluate the efficiency of systems used in the management of operations in different organisations.
C.D3Justify own recommendations for change in the logistics operations of different organisations in terms of changing demands.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

ExplainAnalyseAssessEvaluateJustify
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

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  • C. Investigate approaches to improving logistics operations to meet changing demands

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