Operations and Project Management
University
of Bedfordshire Business School
SHR039-6
Assignment
1 Briefing
You will be required to undertake a
case study and complete a case analysis report. This can be based on operations
of your current workplace or any other organisation known to you.
Assessment -1: Operations Management (40%)
Individual Report Submission
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Assessment
Title
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Operations Management Report
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Unit Title
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Operations and
Project Management
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Unit Code
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SHR039-6
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Assessment
Weighting (%)
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40%
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Description
of
Assessment
Task
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You need to choose one global
operations management case for your individual report from companies such as Apple,
Oman Air, Samsung, Google or any company of your choice. You will discuss
this further with your tutor before finalising the topic. Critical analysis
of the case will help you to answer the following operations management
questions:
Q1)
Critically examine three relevant Operation Management (OM) decision areas
(e.g. quality, inventory management, layout or process design etc.) in your
chosen company (or workplace, as long as evidences can be validated with
credible resources within your workplace) (suggested 750 words)
Q2a)
Compare and contrast your chosen organisation with another contemporary one
using the 4 Vs (Volume, Variety, Variation and Visibility) (suggested 150
words – please see Note 2)
Q2b)
Examine the ways to improve operational performance within your chosen
company (suggested 350 words).
Note 1: Introduction and conclusion is suggested to be 250 words.
Note B: Please include a table with the comparison of your companies 4
V’s in Appendix A and include a short discussion referring to this in the
main body of the Report.
You
will be required to undertake a case study and complete a case analysis
report. This can be based on operations of your current or previous
workplace or any other organisation known to you. You need to discuss and
confirm with your tutor to agree upon a suitable case.
The report will be 1,500 words in
length (not including references and appendices). It should include answers
to all the case questions (given above) and must make use of relevant unit concepts on the aspect covered. Your first submission is the final.
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Format
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MS Word
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Resources/Support
Available
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Class
discussion to clarify Assignment;
In-class
review
Unit
resources on BREO;
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Assessment
Criteria
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See composition
of marks for Assignment-1, overleaf.
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Details of
how feedback will be provided
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2Q and
feedback given on-line through Turn-It-In and marked assessment criteria
marking grid.
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Referral
Assignment
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Your
referral assignment will require you to discuss and critically analyse
operations management issues and operations strategy based on another organisation
(discussed and confirmed by your tutor).
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