Strategy Operations
FACULTY OF APPLIED SCIENCE, BUSINESS AND COMPUTING
MGMT7.04
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Assignment 3
DUE: Monday, 27 May 2013, at 8.15 am.
Weighting: 30 % of final mark
Semester 1, 2013
Background
This assignment is based on Chapters 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the text (Slack & Lewis, 3rd edition) as detailed below. You will need to study and use some of the models or frameworks from these chapters to complete this assignment.
Chapter 5: Purchasing and Supply Strategy
Chapter 7: Improvement Strategy
Chapter 8: Product and service development and Organization
Chapter 9: The process of operations strategy-formulation and implementation
Chapter 10: The process of operations strategy-monitoring and control
Analysis and Report Guidelines
Your answer should be in a technical report format with page numbers, section and paragraph headings provided and properly referenced. In organizing your answers you should be guided by the marks allotted to each question. This should also help you in deciding the length and content of answers. You are encouraged to use or reference appropriate models or frameworks suggested in the text book by Slack and Lewis to improve the quality of your answers.
The report should contain the following:
EIT assignment cover page (please do not use plastic folders)
Title page - containing title of the report, date, author’s name, course, and lecturer’s name.
Table of Contents
Main Bodies
References
Charts, graphs, illustrations as appropriate should be contained in the main body of the report, or in appendix.
Note: You are encouraged to use the relevant resources from journals or internet in the assignment, but make sure you have referenced them as per APA referencing rules.
Question 1: (Based on Chapter 5) (25 marks
You will need to study Chapter 5:
MGMT7.04
STRATEGIC OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
Assignment 3
DUE: Monday, 27 May 2013, at 8.15 am.
Weighting: 30 % of final mark
Semester 1, 2013
Background
This assignment is based on Chapters 5, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of the text (Slack & Lewis, 3rd edition) as detailed below. You will need to study and use some of the models or frameworks from these chapters to complete this assignment.
Chapter 5: Purchasing and Supply Strategy
Chapter 7: Improvement Strategy
Chapter 8: Product and service development and Organization
Chapter 9: The process of operations strategy-formulation and implementation
Chapter 10: The process of operations strategy-monitoring and control
Analysis and Report Guidelines
Your answer should be in a technical report format with page numbers, section and paragraph headings provided and properly referenced. In organizing your answers you should be guided by the marks allotted to each question. This should also help you in deciding the length and content of answers. You are encouraged to use or reference appropriate models or frameworks suggested in the text book by Slack and Lewis to improve the quality of your answers.
The report should contain the following:
EIT assignment cover page (please do not use plastic folders)
Title page - containing title of the report, date, author’s name, course, and lecturer’s name.
Table of Contents
Main Bodies
References
Charts, graphs, illustrations as appropriate should be contained in the main body of the report, or in appendix.
Note: You are encouraged to use the relevant resources from journals or internet in the assignment, but make sure you have referenced them as per APA referencing rules.
Question 1: (Based on Chapter 5) (25 marks
You will need to study Chapter 5: