FACULTY

OF

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT BRIEF UNIT TITLE QUALIFICATION

START DATE DEADLINE

ASSESSOR ASSIGNMENT
TITLE:

UNIT 34 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS NQF LEVEL 5 22 NOVEMBER 2011 30 NOVEMBER 2011 SALMAN QURESHI CASE STUDY: ANALYTICAL REPORT BASED
ON THE

INDUSTRIAL VISIT

T HE PURPOSE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT IS TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF OPERATIONAL PLANNING & CONTROL AND OPERATIONS STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION IN REAL TIME ORGANIZATIONS. THIS WOULD ALSO ENABLE YOU TO UNDERSTAND ITS ROLE AND SIGNIFICANCE IN AN ORGANIZATION, AND ALSO TO BE ABLE TO FIND OUT HOW DOES THIS CONNECTS TO THE ORGANIZATION S OVERALL STRATEGY. SCENERIO SUPPOSE YOU HAVE
RECENTLY JOINED A MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATION, AND YOUR FIRST APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN MADE IN THE

OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT.

AS

A PART OF YOUR ORIENTATION, YOU LINE MANAGER TOOK YOU TO A VISIT TO THE ORGANIZATION,

AND NOW YOU HAVE BEEN ASKED TO COMPILE A REPORT BASED UPON YOUR OBSERVATION AND LEARNING, THE REPORT SHOULD COVER ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TASKS.

TASK 1 - GIVE

A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE ORGANIZATION YOU HAVE VISITED, GIVING A BRIEF INSIGHT TO ITS NATURE OF

BUSINESS, MAJOR FUNCTIONS ETC.

TASK 2 - PRESENT

AND

COMMUNICATE

APPROPRIATE

FINDINGS

TO

INDENTIFY

KEY

FACTORS

AFFECTING

THE

DESIGN

OF

PRODUCTS/SERVICES AT THE ORGANIZATION. WITH LOGICAL AND COHERENT ARGUMENTS.

ALSO

DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE BENEFITS TO BE GAINED FROM GOOD DESIGN

PROVIDES EVIDENCE FOR: 3.1, M3 TASK 3 - DISCUSS

POSSIBLE OPERATIONAL LAYOUTS WHICH CAN BE USED AT THIS ORGANIZATION. IDENTIFY AND APPLY APPROPRIATE STRATEGIES TO SUGGEST THE BEST OPERATIONAL LAYOUT FOR THIS ORGANIZATION. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO APPLY RELEVANT THEORIES AND FRAMEWORKS TO SUPPORT YOUR ANALYSIS.

EXPLAIN

DIFFERENT PERCEPTIONS OF WORK MEASUREMENT USED AND FOLLOWED AT THIS ORGANIZATION.

PROVIDES EVIDENCE FOR: 3.2, 3.3, M1

FACULTY

OF

BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

ASSIGNMENT BRIEF

TASK 4 - ANALYSE

THE OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE GIVEN ORGANIZATION.

APPROACH FOR THEM AND APPLY APPROPRIATE METHODS/TECHNIQUES. METHODS AND TECHNIQUES.

SELECT A CAPACITY PLANNING AND CONTROL ALSO JUSTIFY THE SELECTION AND DESIGN OF

PROVIDES EVIDENCE FOR: 4.1, M2 TASK 5 - DISCUSS

VARIOUS METHODS OF INVENTORY PLANNING USED AT THIS ORGANIZATION; ALSO CONSIDER THE LIKELY COSTS AND BENEFITS.

YOU

SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE CRITICAL REFLECTION TO EVALUATE AND PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS FOR

REALISTIC IMPROVEMENTS.

PROVIDES EVIDENCE FOR: 4.2, D1 TASK 6 - DEMONSTRATE NOTE: TO ACTIVITIES,

CONVERGENT, LATERAL AND CREATIVE THINKING TO IDENTIFY APPROACHES USED FOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL AT THE GIVEN ORGANIZATION.

PROVIDES EVIDENCE FOR: 4.3, D3

BE ABLE TO ACHIEVE

D2,

THE LEARNER SHOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING AND ORGANIZING

UNFORESEEN SHOULD BE MANAGED AND ACCOMMODATED AND PROJECTS/INVESTIGATIONS SHOULD BE PLANNED,

MANAGED AND ORGANIZED.

THIS

BRIEF HAS BEEN VERIFIED AS BEING FIT FOR PURPOSE

ASSESSOR SIGNATURE INTERNAL

VERIFIER

SALMAN QURESHI DATE WAJIHA DAUD DAT

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