Reference no: EM132277718

Section 1:

Your task is to research the following topics then outline your findings within the word limit mention next to each research question. Use the questions below as a guide to your research:

Question 1. Briefly discuss the following contexts you might encounter for operations or projects:

i. Competitive pressures or markets
ii. Customer-supplier relationships
iii. Regulatory and industrial environment
iv. Resourcing and labour issues (Word limit 200 to 250)

Question 2. List at least four examples of engineering-related modelling and simulation software. (Word limit 100 to 150)

Question 3. Explain the program and software validation techniques that may be used in the workplace. (Word limit 200 to 250)

Question 4. What are the main types of budget and control measures that you might identify, from a financial business plan, for project or operations management? (Word limit 200 to 250)

Question 5. Identify and explain the different types of physical resources that need to be identified and obtained for projects or operations. (Word limit 150 to 200)

Question 6. Explain the human resources and the skills development techniques and requirements that are common for engineering-related projects. (Word limit 200 to 250)

Question 7. Identify and discuss the recording and implementation requirements for engineering projects or operations. (Word limit 200 to 250)

Question 8. Discuss the following requirements and processes that apply to tendering and contracts:
i. The general requirements and processes for tendering and contracts
ii. Agreement on engineering design and technical specification
iii. Negotiations and optimisations
iv. Provisions for variations
v. Delays and penalties (Word limit 200 to 250)

Question 9. Outline and discuss the requirements for, and functions of, workplace technical documentation, including graphics, specifications, records of meetings, communications, negotiations, decisions and agreements with stakeholders. (Word limit 400 to 450)

Question 10. What is "systems thinking"? Explain with an example. (Word limit 100 to 150)

Question 11. What is contingency and constraints management? (Word limit 100 to 150)

Question 12. Discuss the following typical management accounting processes which may relate to an engineering project or operation:
i. Cash flow and liquidity
ii. Assets and liabilities
iii. Costing and break-even analysis
iv. Financial record keeping procedures for expenditures (Word limit 200 to 250)

Question 13. What are the typical legal requirements for engineering-related projects or operations? (Word limit 200 to 250)

Question 14. Identify and outline the health and safety requirements which are relevant to the developing and coordinating contingency plans for engineering-related operations and projects. (Word limit 200 to 250)

Question 15. Discuss at least two examples of work organisation and management theory. (Word limit 200 to 250)

Question 16. Explain the use of conflict resolution, problem solving and decision making in the workplace. (Word limit 200 to 250)

Section 2:

The criteria to be considered while preparing the continency plan

Establish contingency plan task

• Review existing technologies, processes, standards and procedures

• Clarify contingency plan objectives and scope with client

• Prepare task schedules and requirements for development of contingency plans

• Establish contingency planning team, if required, and assign responsibilities within the team

Conduct impact assessment
• Prepare comprehensive list of potential incidents

• Rate each potential incident for impact severity level

• Identify which incidents will be included in plan

Develop contingency plan
• Formulate an action plan to deal with each significant risk

• Ensure occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements, codes of practice, regulations, standards and other regulatory requirements and enterprise procedures are included

• Determine resources required to support plans

• Assign responsibility for each planned action

• Determine costs associated in planned responses

• Determine trigger points for planned responses

• Review plan proposals and costs with client and stakeholders to obtain sign-off, and adjust plan, as required

Implement and maintain the plan

• Finalise planning, including ensuring preparation of all required documentation, drawings, specifications and instructions

• Communicate the plan with all personnel who have a role in implementing the contingency plan

• Generate standard procedures to ensure plan is maintained and updated following any change in the project or operations

REQUIRED:

1) prepare a contingency plan

2) Select one out of nine types of risk contingencies mentioned above

3) Student must address all the criteria (provided above) to prepare the plan

4) The emphasis on this practical activity is aimed at involving the participants to develop and coordinate a contingency plan using their knowledge, skills and experience.

5) Student needs to carry out appropriate research through various sources to gather and analyse data while preparing the contingency plan.

Section 3:

Write short answers for all the following questions (word limit for each question is within 150 to 200 words):

Question 1. What are three of the different methods that may be used to clarify the scope and objectives of a contingency plan with a client?

Question 2. Identify and briefly reflect the workable components that can be used when preparing the requirements for the development of contingency plans.

Question 3. Discuss at least four of the personnel you might consider, include and assign responsibilities to within a contingency planning team.

Question 4. List eight examples of potential incidents you might include when preparing a comprehensive list of potential incidents.

Question 5. What tool would you use to rate the each of the potential incidents identified for their impact severity level?

Question 6. What criteria might you use to identify which incidents will be included in plan?

Question 7. What are the major options to consider when formulating an action plan to deal with significant risk?

Question 8. What do you need to ensure are included in the contingency action plan?

Question 9. What are the four types of resources you will need to determine to support plans?

Question 10. Why is it important to assign the responsibilities for each of the planned actions in the contingency action plan?

Question 11. Outline the process that can be used to calculate the unit and total costs associated with the resources required for incident response.

Question 12. Explain what trigger points are, and why they need to be determined for planned responses.

Question 13. What information will need to be documented into a plan proposal, and discussed with the client and stakeholders to obtain sign-off?

Question 14. What are the required documents you will need to include when finalising contingency planning?

Question 15. What are four of the methods you might use to communicate the plan with all personnel who have a role in implementing it?

Question 16. What are five examples of standard procedures you might generate to ensure plan is maintained and updated following any change in the project or operations?

Note: Just need practical activity

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