Assignment Instructions/ Description
Key Concept Exercise: Importance of operations strategy
Many organisations achieve success, while others struggle or eventually fail. There are a variety of reasons for these organisational outcomes; however, there is a common denominator which is key to determining an organisation’s degree of success or failure – namely, how it manages its operations.
To prepare for this Key Concept Exercise:- Read the Required Learning Resources for Week 1. Focus on the readings related to operations strategy and its design and importance for organisations of various sizes.
- Think of the organisations strategy in your organisation or one with which you are familiar.
By Day 3 (Saturday)
In an approximately 500-word response, address the following issues/questions:
- Critically analyse an organisation’s strategy from an operations viewpoint, and evaluate the degree of competitiveness of this organisation. In your analysis, include the organisation you work for or one with which you are familiar.
Note: When discussing any organisation or individuals within that organisation, be sure that you do not divulge identifying, confidential or proprietary information.
In formulating your Key Concept Exercise, consider the following questions:
- What is the operations strategy design process and how is operations strategy integrated with the overall organisational strategy? How is the operations strategy implemented?
- What is the scope of operations management in your selected organisation?
- What are the critical success factors (CSFs) and core competencies (CCs) of the organisation?
- How effective is the organisation in meeting the needs of its customers?
Be sure to read over your Key Concept Exercise before submitting it to your Instructor. Make sure the spelling and grammar are correct and the language, citing and referencing you use when providing your opinion are appropriate for academic writing.
This assignment is graded. See the rubric for specific grading criteria.
By Day 3 (Saturday), submit your Key Concept Exercise.
To submit your Key Concept Exercise to Turnitin, click the "View/Complete" link for Week 1 Key Concept Exercise -- Turnitin - FF.
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