{"id":561,"date":"2015-09-07T18:51:20","date_gmt":"2015-09-07T08:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/casestudyhelp.com\/sample-questions\/?p=561"},"modified":"2021-05-05T21:21:23","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T11:21:23","slug":"operations-management-assignment-brief-with-questions-and-answers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casestudyhelp.com\/sample-questions\/operations-management-assignment-brief-with-questions-and-answers\/","title":{"rendered":"Operations Management  Assignment Brief with Questions and Answers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Assignment brief<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Operations Management<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Operations Management deals with the design and management of products, processes, services and supply chains. It considers the acquisition, development, and utilization of resources that firms need to deliver the goods and services their clients want.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The purvey of OM ranges from strategic to tactical and operational levels. Representative strategic issues include <strong>determining design of goods and services<\/strong>, <strong>process and capacity design<\/strong>, <strong>location strategy<\/strong>, <strong>layout strategy<\/strong>, <strong>human resources and job design<\/strong>, <strong>supply-chain management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tactical issues include <strong>layout and structure<\/strong>, <strong>project management methods<\/strong>, and <strong>equipment selection and replacement.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Operational issues include <strong>scheduling and control of operations<\/strong>, <strong>inventory management<\/strong>, <strong>quality control and inspection<\/strong>, <strong>traffic and materials handling<\/strong>, and <strong>equipment maintenance policies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Tasks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Select an organization of your choice and answer the following questions:-<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Critically assess the current <strong><em>operations strategy<\/em><\/strong> of the organization. Describe your answer using the strategic, tactical and operational factors mentioned above in the assignment brief. (<strong>25 marks<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Doing things right by providing error free goods and services, which will satisfy the customers, is known as \u2018<strong>quality<\/strong>\u2019. Critically assess the <strong><em>Quality Management<\/em><\/strong> practices in the organization. Benchmark the current practices with industry leading practices and recommend required improvements. (<strong>25 marks<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Identify five core <strong><em>cross-functional processes<\/em><\/strong> in the organization. Describe each of the process with standard tools and diagrams.(Standard tools and diagrams are: Process Chart, Process Flow Chart, Responsibility Matrix, etc.\u2026). Critically evaluate and re-engineer the processes and recommend improvements. (<strong>25 marks<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Describe the importance of \u201c<strong><em>Process innovation and\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><b><i>improvement &#8220;to<\/i><\/b>\u201d the organization. Support your answer with TIM implementation (total innovation management), technology acquisition and automation practices. (<strong>25 marks<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" align=\"center\"><a title=\"hire best assignment experts online\" href=\"https:\/\/casestudyhelp.com\/MyOrder.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/casestudyhelp.com\/images\/hire-best-assignment-experts-online.gif\" alt=\"Hire Your Assignment Writing Expert for Collage\/University\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Assessment Criteria<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The following criteria will be used when marking your assignment equations:-<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Clear identification of current practices , compare with leading practices and identify required improvements.\u2013 35%<\/li>\n<li>Use of appropriate theory and examples wherever needed to answer questions. \u2013 15%<\/li>\n<li>Creativity and novelty of recommendations\/improvements \u2013 25%<\/li>\n<li>Depth of the analysis and relevance \u2013 15%<\/li>\n<li>The format and flow of report \u2013 10%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Criteria for marking provided below<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nREPORT STRUCTURE<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paper Size :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 A4<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Word Count :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 6000 words<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Printing Margins : \u00a0 \u00a0 LHS; RHS: 1 Inch<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Binding Margin :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00bd Inch<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Header and Footer : 1 Inch<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Printing:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Single Sided<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Basic Font Size :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Font Style :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arial\/Times New Roman<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Presentation :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bound Document<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Important Information for Students<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>The assignment should be submitted as a <strong>SOFT COPY in a word format ONLY <\/strong><strong>(CD ONLY)<\/strong> as well as <strong>HARD COPY<\/strong> on or before the due date.<\/li>\n<li>The soft copy should be saved directly to a CD as one file. Documents saved in different files and\/or in subfolders will be <strong>rejected.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Softy copy should be named as MBA-(subject number)-(assignment number)-(followed by the student registration number)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">E.g. for Operations Management Assignment<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>MBA-7061 -01-UWIC-MBA-MT-**-**<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Students are expected to keep a backup of all the assignments. ICBT and Cardiff Metropolitan University have all the right to re call for soft copy of any assignment at any time during the course.<\/li>\n<li>Student should sign a register upon submitting assignment which will be kept in the administration department of relevant campus. 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