Reference no: EM13942780
The purpose of this assignment is to: test the learners knowledge, skills and competence in relation to the principles, concepts and theories underpinning the process of business operations management.Scenario:The owner of an organisation that you are familiar with, one that you work for or have worked for in the past has heard that you are studying for a Degree in Business and has asked you for advice in relation to the operational aspect of his/her business (Restaurant in the UK or Ireland). Following a two week review of the business. you have come to the conclusion that the owner of the business has absolutely no idea of ‘operation' in a business context. You have decided to draft a document that you hope will put into context the importance of managing operations efficiently. This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment. Your submission must be in Times New Roman (font), with a font size of 12. The assignment must include a Table of Contents, with an appropriate numbering system, citations and a reference list. The word count for this assignment is 1,500. You must include a statement that the submission is all of you own work. This statement is referred to as a ‘Declaration of Authenticity'
Task 1: explain linear programming:
To achieve a Pass you must provide a definition of linear programming and explain its uses. All definitions, theories, concepts and techniques must be referenced in accordance with the Harvard Referencing System and also identify which operations linear programming could apply to in the company. To achieve a Merit you must apply linear programming to a particular problem within the organisation and suggest potential actions.
Task 2: evaluate critical path analysis and network planning
To achieve a pass you must define and explain critical path analysis in terms of dependent and independent tasks, flow charts and network planning and you must explain how critical path can be applied to, or is used, in your company. To achieve a merit you must critically evaluate critical path analysis within the company.Task 3: 3.3 explain the need for operational planning and control. To achieve a Pass you must explain the various operations planning and control issues that a company faces and examine the importance of planning and control to your chosen organisation. To achieve a Merit you must you must compare critically analyse how your company can improve planning and control in their organisation.
|
Discussing the pros and cons of the process
: Machining of composites can be classified as conventional machining and non-traditional machining. Among each category, there are many processes. Describe each of those processes, by giving the brief definition of the process, listing the machine..
|
|
How many blocks of main memory are there
: To which block will the memory reference 025A13CF (in hexadecimal) map?
|
|
Components of a research project
: For the Application, you will select two articles from a list, identify the components of a research project and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the articles.
|
|
Role of the company acting as moral agent
: Task: This task asks you to assess the role of the company acting as moral agent.
|
|
Evaluate critical path analysis and network planning
: To achieve a pass you must define and explain critical path analysis in terms of dependent and independent tasks, flow charts and network planning and you must explain how critical path can be applied to, or is used, in your company.
|
|
Do we see evidence of diminishing marginal product
: At what point (in terms of workers) do we see evidence of diminishing marginal product? At the point (in terms of number of workers) 3 we see evidence of diminishing marginal product.
|
|
Which blocks of cache may element 31 of memory go
: Consider a memory of 64 blocks (labeled 0 through 63) and a cache of 16 blocks (labeled 0 through 15). In the questions below, list only correct results.
|
|
Nurse role in promoting patient rights
: As a nurse, you are the individual who has the most extensive relationship with a patient. In this week's articles, you read about both NDNQI nurse-specific indicators and the key role nurses play as advocates for patient rights. To assist nurses ..
|
|
Determining the control of nursing
: Conduct a search on a particular patient problem that is under the control of nursing (e.g, pain management, shortness of breath, lack of knowledge about lifestyle changes needed for managing diabetes).
|