Operations
Management

Report:

·
Purpose

This assignment
provides the opportunity to apply knowledge gained from lectures and readings
in considering how operations management affects organisations.

·
Description and criteria for assessment

Report format

Minimum 10 references (book & web)
with APA referencing style

Students
should address the ONE of the topics below. This individual learning task must
be a researched paper of approximately 1500 words. Assignments of more than
1800 words will attract a penalty of 10%. Appendices may be used to show
relevant information but not as a means of circumventing the word limit. Your
paper should be clear, accurate and concise.

Students are expected to provide insight and argument and not simply
provide a description of their search on the topic. Your discussion should be
logical, coherent and complete with a conclusion. It is important to check your
spelling, written expression, referencing and presentation generally.

Assessment will be based on adequacy of research, analysis, evaluation,
theoretical discussion and conclusion, referencing and presentation.

·
Topic

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)

1.
Consider the importance of ‘the four Vs, volume, variety, variation in demand
and visibility. How do they affect the organization’s operations? What
advantages does the organization gain from them? What disadvantages arise from
them? What strategies and actions does the organization employ to maximise the
benefits and minimise the problems associated with them…?

OR

2. Is
it possible for a world-class organization to achieve superiority in all five
major competitive priorities­- quality, speed, dependability, flexibility and
cost? Explain your reasoning. Provide examples pros and cons of its
implementation and consequences. Use relevant evaluation criteria to back up
your statement.

Please follow Marking Criteria its very important.

BUMGT6935
Marking Guide – Assessment Task 1 (4VS)

Individual
written report

Student Name:

Attachments:

Operations-Ma….docx