Operations and Project Management 1

University of Bedfordshire Business School

Operations and Project Management

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. You need to discuss with your tutor to agree upon a suitable case / topic.

Assessment -1: Operations Management

Individual Report Submission

Assessment Title	Operations Management Report
Unit Title	Operations and Project Management
Unit Code	SHR039-6
Description of	You need to choose one global operations management case for your
Assessment Task
	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.	Identify three important Operation Management (OM)
		decision  areas  (e.g.  quality,  inventory  management,
		layout  or  process  design  etc.)  in  your  chosen  case
		company. Critically analyse the present activities of the
		firm on the chosen OM decision areas and suggest ways
		to improve performance (850 words).

	Q2.	Evaluate the strengths and weakness of the company in
		such  a way  to  show  how  both  can  be  synergistically
		exploited to improve the performance (400 words)
	Note: Both introduction and conclusion should be a combined total
		of no more than 250 words (10% +/-).
	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  1500 words  (10%  +/-)  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.
Unit Learning Outcomes	Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and critical appreciation of
assessed:	Operations Management for various planning and decisions within
	organisations.
	Effectively determine how Operations Management can support the
	corporate strategic plan of an organisation, improve performance
	and implement change to achieve competitive advantage.
Format	MS Word
Resources/Support Available	Class discussion to clarify Assignment;
	In-class review
	Unit resources on BREO;
Assessment Criteria	See composition of marks for Assignment-1, overleaf.
Details of how feedback will	2Q and feedback given on-line through Turn-It-In and marked
be provided	assessment criteria marking grid.
Referral Assignment	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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