Define and explain Operation Management

Assessment Task 1: Individual Report

 

 

 

1)     Assessment Details

 

You have the choice of selecting one of the two topics for this assignment. For the organisation which employs you (or your last employer but not the same organisation which features in the group research project below).

 

Topic 1. Choose a well-known organization (or an organization for which you can easily access relevant information).

 

a)       Identify its business objectives and strategy (perhaps as stated in its mission statement).

 

b)      Identify its operations strategy by analyzing its actions in the key decision areas of structure and infrastructure.

 

c)       Identify its operations performance objectives. (e.g. cost, quality, speed, dependability and flexibility).) What are the organization’s competitive priorities? Assess its internal consistency and its contribution to the organization’s competitive advantage.

 

d)      What are the biggest operations management challenges for the organization? What advice would you give to the organization regarding its operations strategy in the future?

 

 

 

Note: PleaseDO NOTanswer these questions directly. Rather, use these questions to help guide your thinking as to what issues may be relevant in the case.

BUMGT6935 Marking Guide – Assessment Task 1 (Topic 1)

Individual written report (20%)

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Marking Criteria		Very Poor	Poor	Satisfactory	Good	Very Good	MARK
Executive Summary   Introduction to the organisation	1 point   1 point
Clear identification of the organization’s business objectives and operations strategy.   Good understanding the relationship between operations and strategy and criteria for evaluating operations strategy   Thorough evaluation and prioritization operations performance objectives   Applied relevant framework/theory in assessing the organization’s internal consistency and its contribution to competitive advantage   Clear identification of the organization’s operations challenges; Well justified and convincing advice to the organization’s future operations management	2 points       3 points     3points       3 points       4points
Appropriate Academic written skills   Presentation and layout	2 points   1 point
Total mark (20)		Mark attained