Manufacturing/service process design is based on a considerable number of different variables and represents, in essence, a number of trade-offs. Depending on the nature of the business, the nature of the product, and the nature of the market place, the chosen process design will obviously be different. A. By taking as an example an organization or a product from an industry that you are familiar with, critically discuss the main factors that influence the choice of a manufacturing/service process design.
(70% of the mark) B. How do you see the main principles of project management aiding the operations manager/manageress in introducing change to the process/system? (30% of the mark) ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Your answer should not exceed 2,500 words, word-processed (letter size 12, Times New Roman, 1.5 space); scripts that are excessively long (i.e. exceeding the limit by more
than 10%) will not be read beyond the point of the word limit.
The word limit applies to the main report only, and excludes exhibits, cover page, list of references, etc. The paper should include a cover page (which should give your student number, assignment name, date and number of words, but not your name), table of contents, numbered pages and a list of references. The body text should be fully referenced (Harvard Referencing System), with clear introduction, discussion and conclusion sections. Please note that assignment marks will also be based on aspects such as use of examples, figures, tables, illustrations and statistics that indicate wider/independent reading. INDICATIVE READING
Material in the form of articles from peer reviewed journals and web references are available via Solar or other sources; www.emeraldinsight.
com and www.sciencedirect.com are two goo
starting points for refereed publications. GENERAL ADVICE
One of the clear academic objectives of a Master’s level programme is to show in the paper that you have read, understood and “absorbed as your..
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