Resources Used by the South Korean Company1. A company in South Korea makes bicycle wheels. They make 10,000 per day with the following resources: a) Labour: 600 hours per day at $6.50 per hour b) Raw Material: 1,000 kilograms of rubber per day at $1 per kilogram and 1,000 kilograms of aluminum per day at $2 per kilogram c) Energy: $4000 per day d) Capital costs and overhead costs: $15,0...
Defining and Describing the Personal QualityYou must write and submit a reflective essay which should identify what you consider to be your most important and significant personal quality and your reflection should be focussed on this. The essay should identify the key personal quality that emerges from the various workshop exercises and module experiences and examine how this personal quality is demonstrated across a range of those activiti...
Understand the complexity and processes to bring an idea to the point of commercialization 1. Understand the complexity and processes to bring an idea to the point of commercialization. 2. Understand and apply concepts learned in operations management class.https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/5-stages-in-the-design-thinking-process Step 1: Idea generation. In a team of three, brainstorm and come up with an innova...
Appraise Theories, Concepts and Principles of Practice from Operations ManagementThe scenario is that you have been instructed by your Operations Manager to produce a report recommending improvements to an operations practice in the organisation. 1 Appraise the theories, concepts and principles of practice from the area of Operations Management and their application to the service and manufacturing industries 2 Evaluate the application of ...
Competitive Situation in the Japanese IT Services IndustryPlease answer ALL questions. 1. Use Porter’s Five Force model to analyze the competitive situation in the Japanese IT services industry. Clearly specify the magnitude of each force as “low” or “medium” or “high”, and justify your answers with case facts. (2.5%) 2. Is the competitive situation favourable or unfavourable for Tata Consultancy Service...
Introduction to the assignmentIn your report you are to carry out an analysis of your organisation or a self-contained section of the organisation. The organisation or sub-section selected has to be of such a size that it merits analysis of a strategic nature. If you are at all unsure about whether the scope of the organisation, or sub-section selected, meets this strategic requirement then you should contact your module leader. &n...
Policy for Late Submission of CourseworkLate submission of any item of coursework for each day or part thereof (or for hard copy submission only, working day or part thereof) for up to five days after the published deadline, coursework relating to modules at Levels 0, 4, 5, 6 submitted late (including deferred coursework, but with the exception of referred coursework), will have the numeric grade reduced by 10 grade points until or unless the ...
Importance Of Environment SustainabilityYou are a commercial sustainability expert. You have been engaged by a hotel developer to provide advice on how their new resort development can implement sustainable development initiatives. The development will be located in a beautiful tropical location, currently free of any development. The development location includes beaches and lagoons on one side, and stunning mountains at the rear of the prope...
Learning OutcomesAccording to the learning outcomes for this module, this assignment will demonstrate that students can: 1. Provide students with both a solid theoretical background on Operations Management, its main principles, as well as a very practical view of problems and challenges that companies are facing nowadays 2. Provide students both high level framework and a “language” to understand, apply and critically appraise...
Project OverviewQuestion 1 This end-of-course project aims to gauge your ability to (1) illustrate concepts of risk and risk management; (2) analyse risk perception and how this affects risk management; (3) examine the purpose and aims of risk control; (4) carry out risk assessment using the appropriate tools and techniques for a hazardous work process; (5) propose and design appropriate risk treatment measures to eliminate or minimise the ...
Summary of Discussion PointsAttached is the assignment instructions and case study. Here are some extra info help i got emailed. Hi all, Here's a summary of what was discussed yesterday: 1. Remember that you have a limited word count, so make sure everything that is on there answers the question. 2. Quality over quantity: you don't have to answer all of the secondary questions listed in the instructions. Instead you should choose a few and justi...
Question:you identified an area of operations improvement or optimisation for your organisation. In CW2, create a 10-slide undelivered presentation in which you develop a high-level project proposal that will address the improvement or optimisation issue identified. Your slides should include critical notes.Example framework:a.Option Development and Appraisal. b.Business Case. c.Scope. d.Plan. e.Organisation. f....
Question 1 – Human Capabilities and LimitationsHuman Factors in a Military Helicopter Crash On 15 March 2018, at approximately 1840 Zulu time, a United States Air Force (USAF) HH60G Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in an uninhabited desert area. Four mishap aircraft (MA) flight crew members and three members of the Guardian Angel team were fatally injured in the mishap. The MA was destroyed upon impact, there were no other injuries or fatal...
1. “Sometimes optimising individual parts, or just one activity of the process, may inadvertently be damaging the end result.” i. Explain the meaning of the statement above in the context of traditional, functional structure of organizations. ii. Describe ONE example of the statement above in the context of traditional, functional structure of organizations. Hint. You can think about conflicting goals among differe...
Developing an Operations Strategy{1st task } Competitive priorities represent the strategic emphasis a firm places on certain performance measures and operational capabilities within a value chain. Developing an operations strategy involves translating competitive priorities into operational capabilities. a) Explain and compare the operation strategy and the competitive priorities of any 2 (two) of the following firms: Apple, Zara, NTUC FairPric...