How the overall nature of demand affect planning and control

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Module: Management of strategic operation

1.   The reading guide at below can provide a vision where to focus.

2.   The text book is recommended to readfor using as a reference or the source of academic citation

3.   PDF journal article can be found in the attachment as an academic reference

Reference

Slack, N., Chambers, S. & Johnston, R. (2010). Operations management. 6th ed. Harlow: Prentice Hall/Financial Times.Text book can be downloaded at

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Number of words required: 700+ (reference iscounted in) 

Questions:

Analyze and discuss howthe overall nature of demand affects planning and control.

1.   Describe the various types of demand such as constant, variable, dependent, independent, level, and chase.

2.   What type of demand might a university encounter for an online module and how might the university address such demand?

3.   What ways might the university cope with demand fluctuation?

Requirements:

1.   Read the required reading materialat below (PDF textbook related chapters) before work

2.   Format is a formal academic report, however, no need for index and cover page, just the content

3.   This is an initial discussion of question with some analysis of personal understanding

4.   No direct citation from the article, reference must be revise or rewritten to avoid plagiarism.

5.   The style must be:

  • A briefintroduction, definition and comparison to the types of demands given in the question within 150 words
  • Subtitles of the answers based on the above questions and implication with deep analysis
  • Real time examples that related to the discussion (about 80 words)
  • Conclusion / Summary

6.   Deep analysis, evaluation to the implications, in short the writing must be on depth.

7.   Examples must be credible, if there is any data cited, reference must be accompanied.

8.   Direct referencing (in text citation) should be evident in the discussions.

9.   UsingHarvard style with detailed information for citation and reference within the content and a reference list in the end, for example (Oakland, 2003, p.213).

10.          Real time examples from your own experience or appropriate cases you know with discussion, it is recommended to choose a MNE as an example for a common understanding.

11.          At least 3-4 references excl. original article

12.          Raising some critical questions if possible.

13.          No need to write the introduction to the aim of the assignment, only some general summary of the original article and viewpoints or background introduction in the first section before answering all the questions. Also this part needs to be concise and comprehensive. There is no need to say the purpose of writing is paper, such as the aim of the paper is to .....

14.          The attached journal article must be used as one of academic reference source.

 

Citation example in the article:

Cycle Time (CT) is the average time between every application being processed. (Slack, Chambers &Jonnston, 2010, p. 102).

Citation example in the reference list:

Slack, N., Chambers, S. and Johnson, R. (2010). Operations Management, 6th edition, FT Prentice Hall

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Reading Guide of Textbook

Journal article

Gupta, M. &Kohli, A. (2006). Enterprise resource planning systems and its implications for operations function, Technovation, 26 (5), pp.687-696, Elsevier Science Direct.

 

Textbook

  • The importance of planning and control

Pages 268-292 in Chapter 10 explore the importance that planning and control have on the success of an operation. This field of operations management deals with balancing the constraints of the operation with the demand from customers.

 

  • Managing demand and capacity

Pages 297-327 in Chapter 11 explore the variability of demand for an operation and what managers must do to address it. The demand, whether dependent or independent, must be compared against the capacity of the operation to understand which strategy to follow. The nature of the operation and its product greatly influence what type of capacity strategy will be chosen.

 

  • Operations and inventory management

Pages 340-367 in Chapter 12 analyse the importance of properly managing the inventory needed for an operation. Managers must carefully balance the volume and timing of inventory to ensure that resources are available when needed but also must be aware of the costs that are incurred by doing so.

 

  • Enterprise resource planning

Pages 406-417 in Chapter 14 introduce the concept of enterprise resource planning (ERP) and its importance for linking the resources, information, and activities of the entire organisation. ERP is essential as organisations are growing larger and more complex. Software that can manage the timing and volume of materials and other resources has numerous benefits.

 

  • Lean operations and JIT

Pages 429-452 in Chapter 15 explore the concepts of lean thinking and just-in-time as a means for reducing waste. Toyota was very successful in implementing these concepts into their various operations to create an efficient production system that produced high quality products.

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