Reference no: EM133365043

Production & Operations Management

Project Assignment: Operations Plan

You are required to evaluate the current Operations Strategy for decision-making in an organization of your choice (the company may be an existing company or a hypothetical company).

The plan should adhere to APA standards and should be developed based on the strategic management model below and the knowledge gleaned from the course Production and Operations Management, as well as other previous areas of study.

The Evaluation should include but is not restricted to:

• An Abstract
• An Introduction including pertinent information about the company selected, as well as a Problem Statement, which provides a summary if the issues, concerns, or scenario being assessed.
• A review of all the relevant decision areas of the Operations Management model below that are under investigation in the project.
• Recommendations in respect of the operation strategy - Note that the recommendations must be congruent with the findings of the review (internal and external evaluations).
• References (List of all citations)
• Appendices (NOT counted in the approximately15 Pages)

1. Keep your report simple and stick to the facts.
2. A minimal requirement of the report is that it should be free of blemishes in grammar, spelling, and other typos. Proofread your paper carefully and correct all errors before submitting it for grading.
3. Keep your report between 12 and 15 pages in length, excluding references and appendices. The limit is 25 pages, so use your judgment to determine the amount of information to put in.
4. Use charts, tables, and graphics to help illustrate your points (if necessary). When you include appendices and exhibits, please give sufficient credit to references quoted from other sources.

General Guidelines for Case Analysis
Students will be expected to prepare an analysis that will identify the critical challenge or problem in the organization, discuss the underlying root causes of the problem, prepare criteria against which to weigh alternative solutions, and present the recommendations and implementation plan. It is expected that students will communicate any relevant conceptual links in this analysis. An executive summary will also be submitted (this page is not numbered). The various components of the case format, as well as the weight given to each section are below. The paper is to be about 15 pages maximum (double spaced, 12-point font, 1" margins).