Reference no: EM132609816
Operations Planning and Control
Assessment - Process Essay
Overview of Assessment This an individual essay assessment. Students that worked in a group for the first assessment must choose different processes for this assessment.
Using the same business from the first assessment, students will consider the operations of the business and how they fit with the strategic objectives. Students will then choose a new process to design for the business or improve a current process ensuring it aligns with the business strategies.
This assessment must address the following subject learning outcome(s):
• SLO2 Consider the implications of strategic fit and alignment on operations.
• SLO3 Design or improve a process to align with the business strategy
The assessor will use the grading rubric below to assess this task.
Word count: 1350Task
This is a written assessment in essay format covering the following aspects:
• Operational processes for the business and their alignment with organisational strategy.
• Design of new or improved business operational process (including visual representation- process map) to help solve an issue or problem.
• You may consider the following as part of your assessment:
• Process types
• Sustainability of operational processes.
• Health and safety requirement where necessary.
• Layout and flow
• People (and operations culture)
• Methods for measuring and improving process structure, layout and flow.
• Process technology.
• Emerging industry technology.
• Promoting internal and/or external customer service excellence (where applicable).
Attachment:- Operations Planning and Control.rar