Ops improvement and inventory analysis for biz report.

Guidelines for Assessment Criteria and Submission for a Business Report

Parts 1, 2 and 3 are component assessments, but are three sections of the same overall report. Your overall mark will be a composite of all components according to the weighting identified. Any late submission penalties will be allocated to each section before compiling the overall mark.

Your answer to part 1 is in the form of a diagrammatic dossier using relevant concepts and diagrams as specified in the questions.

Part 2 must be constructed with, (or converted to) an Excel spreadsheet, and submitted to MyBeckett separately as instructed. The Excel file should contain a sheet (tab) outlining any assumptions, operational implications and conclusions from your model or analysis.

Your answer to questions in part 3 should be in the form of a business report with appropriate structure and layout and presentation using pictures, photos, tables, diagrams, graphs and references as required. You can refer to your PART 1 and 2 answers in PART 3, but do not Submit an Appendix this will not be marked all relevant supporting items should be within the body of the report. All sources in Part 3 must be both cited and referenced using Harvard Referencing.

As this is a live consultant report, no introduction to the case or business is required, but you can include an executive summary and a contents page, neither of which is included in your word count. No attempt should be made to contact the business direct or share the case information.

Answering the questions/addressing the assignment brief is fundamental and underpins all the other criteria. Application of ideas, theory, concepts and frameworks from the module is also fundamental to the assessment.

Part 1: No word count: (words in diagrams are not included)

Part 2: Analysis and conclusions sheet (tab) <500 words

Part 3: 3000 words (words in diagrams not included, but tables are; bibliography not in word count)

Penalties will be applied if the word count is exceeded [by over 10%] All the submissions will be in MyBeckett – no

	Topic	Mark
PART 1	· Construct an ITO · Map the process of order fulfilment · Construct an upstream and downstream supply network diagram for the business.	30%
PART 2	Conduct an Inventory analysis and recommend a revised inventory plan for the business Students must submit their Excel file separately in MyBeckett	20%
PART 3	Apply some suitable operations improvement principles (eg Lean) to the business and identify how these would improve the business performance.	50%

Designations: The Resit case study is Fibreline except for any students (originally belonging to Semester 1 Cohort) who have previously submitted Part 1 or Part 3 using Blackhall or Essential Ltd. See below for details

Student Status	Resit Part(s)	Designated Resit Case
Studied in Semester 2 Failed with <40 overall	Only the Part of the Assessment you failed (<40%)	Original Semester 2 Case ‘Fibreline’
Studied in Semester 2 Have mitigation for some or all parts	Only the Part of the Assessment you failed (<40%)	Original Semester 2 Case ‘Fibreline’
Studied in Semester 1 Mitigation for first sit and resit Did not submit any parts in any assessment.	All Parts (1,2,3)	Semester 2 Case ‘Fibreline’
Studied in Semester 1 Mitigation for first sit and/or S1 resit Submitted some parts in either assessment.	All parts that have no mark, a failed mark (<40%) or were not submitted in either previous opportunity.	Use the same case you submitted [Pass or Fail] a Part 1 or Part 3 for (i.e. either Blackhall Ltd or Essential Ltd). If you have previously submitted just the Part 2 only this is not relevant. If you have previously not submitted a Part 1 or Part 3 Use Semester 2 Case ‘Fibreline’