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Course/Unit Information
Course
Pearson (Edexcel) BTEC Level 7 Executive Diploma in International Business Management
Unit No.
Unit 2
Unit Name
Operations Management
Unit code
EDIBM/102
Batch
J01-OM-1410

Instructor Information
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Phone

Skype

Email

Assignment Information
Full/ Part Assignment
Full Assignment
Date Assignment Issued
25/10/2014
Date Assignment Due
25/11/2014

Student Information (To be filled by the student prior submitting the assignment)
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Westford Student ID

Edexcel Student ID

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Date of Submission

Student Declaration

I, _________________ (Name) hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work and not copied or plagiarized. It has not previously been submitted as part of any assessment for this qualification. All the sources, from which information has been obtained for this assignment, have been referenced as per Harvard Referencing format. I further confirm that I have read and understood the Westford School of Management rules and regulations about plagiarism and copying and agree to be bound by them.

Students Signature : _____________________

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Learning Outcomes and Assessment Feedback

Module Code & Title
EDIBM/102
Operations Management

Module Learning Outcomes

LO1
Understand, apply and evaluate various tools and techniques in different Operations Management functions.

LO2
Apply information management techniques and evaluate them in context of operational functions to achieve competitive advantage and make the organization globally competitive.
LO3
Apply and critically evaluate the importance of project management to given business situations (Using PERT / CPM).
LO4
Demonstrate operations strategy in domestic and global context, and evaluate how the use of technology has impacted the operational functions.

Assessment types
Weightings (%)

Organizational Study

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