Review and Critique of Operations Management Principles and Continuous Improvement in Organization

Introduction to the Organization

You are working as an assistant operations manager for an organisation of your choice. You can select your own place of work if appropriate. You have been asked by CEO to review and critique the effectiveness of operations management principles and apply the concept of continuous improvement to the organisation.

1 . An introduction to your chosen organisation.

2. An explanation of operation vs operations management.

3. A review and critique of the implementation of operations management principles within your chosen organisation.

4. An analysis of the extent to which the operations management of the organisation in the case study meets the requirements of the organisation.

5. Discussion of continuous improvement as a philosophy and describe the Lean principles.

6. A continuous improvement plan, including your justified recommendations for improvement, based on your review and critique of operations management principles within your organisation.

• The submission must be in the specific format(s) as specified in the assignment brief instructions.

• The assignment should be submitted in a MS Word© format, or equivalent.

• The assignment has TWO parts. Please read both parts carefully.

• Ideally, you should start writing your assignment as soon as you receive the assignment brief.

•It is also recommended, you complete Part 2 before Week 8 and obtain formative feedback from your lecturer during teaching week .

 
•There will be only one submission link in Turnitin. You are quired to compile Part 1 and Part 2 into one Microsoft Word file for submission. 

• Please access HN Global for additional resources to support and reading for this unit. For further guidance and support on report writing please refer to the Study Skills Unit on HN Global.

The submission is in the form of an individual written business report and continuous improvement plan. This should be written in a concise, formal business style using 1.5 line spacing and font size 12. You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate and all work must be supported with research and references using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a reference list using the Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is 2,000–2,500 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding

Unit Learning Outcomes

LO1 Review and critique the effectiveness of operations management principles.

LO2 Apply the concept of continuous improvement in an operational context.

This is individual assessment and will involve the completion and submission of a portfolio of evidence. Each section of the portfolio should be written in a concise, formal style using 1.5 spacing and font size 12. All work must be supported with research and references using the Harvard referencing system. Please also provide a reference list using the Harvard referencing system. The recommended word limit is 2,000–2,500 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.

LO3 Apply the project life cycle (PLC) to a given context.

LO4 Review and critique the application of the PLC used in a given project.