This is a group assignment intended for a group of between 3 and 5 members. You are an operations management consultancy team which has been retained by your client, the organization featured in the case study document accompanying this assignment brief. The case materials contain five operations management problems with contextual information that will help you to understand them better and work towards a solution. For some of th

ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

This is a group assignment intended for a group of between 3 and 5 members. You are an operations management consultancy team which has been retained by your client, the organization featured in the case study document accompanying this assignment brief.

The case materials contain five operations management problems with contextual information that will help you to understand them better and work towards a solution. For some of the problems you will also be provided with raw process data which you can use to solve problems quantitatively.

You should address as many problems as there are team members; i.e. a minimum of three and a maximum of five. Each team member has an allowance of 1,500 words which can be used in the response to each problem. You can work individually on the problems but you will need to collaborate on the final report which will bring the solutions together and make recommendations to your client.

You will submit a final written report and receive individual marks which balance individual contribution and overall team achievement.

Further guidance:

The only data that you will need are contained in the case materials.

There is scope to use models and frameworks found in peer-reviewed academic literature, but remember that the focus of this assignment is on practical evaluation rather than conceptual or theoretical discussion.

You are required to make specific recommendations to your client; unlike the previous assignment for this module, the focus here should be on practical recommendations rather than evaluation.

Remember that visual communication is extremely important in the operations field. Visual elements such as charts, diagrams and tables can summarize a great deal of information and communicate it in a very clear and impactful way.

In writing your consultancy report, you are encouraged to use the MS Word template provided in the virtual learning environment (VLE) site for this module. The required structure, content and available marks are explained below in ‘Assessment Criteria.’