Explain how risk is managed in your supply chain

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Assignment Project - Operations Management

Part 1- Application

Select an organisation that you are familiar with and critically evaluate the following:

Area of Operations -

1. Supply Chain Management

Provide an overview of the supply chain strategy used in your organisation.
What criteria is used to select vendors for your organisation?
Explain how risk is managed in your supply chain?

2. Process improvement

Construct a Baseline Time Function map for any process within the organisation.
Analyse and make recommendations on how (based on the time function map) you would improve this process.

3. Quality Management

Give an overview of how quality is measured in the organisation.
Identify the different types of benchmarking and conduct a benchmarking exercise for your organisation.

Part 2 - Project Management

You have been appointed to manage a project that requires the construction of a three bedroom house (in an area of your choice). The information that you have received includes:

Budget R2.5 million
Time frame - 8 months to complete from start to finish
Must meet building standards
Size - 150 m²
Choice of finishings - granite counter tops, kitchen cupboards, built-in cupboards in all bedrooms. Tiles in kitchen, carpets in lounge, dining room and all bedrooms.
Single garage.
Alarm system
1.5m fence around property with drive in and pedestrian gates.
Connection of water and electricity.
Assumptions: Land has been purchased already.

For this project:

Develop a Project Scope Statement.

Construct a Work Breakdown Structure.

Construct a network diagram (Activity on Node) and identify the critical path.

Project Guidelines -

Word limit: Approximately 6000 words
Your assignment should include a Table of Contents page.
Text: Font: Arial or Times New Roman (12), Spacing: 1.5 lines
You MUST use theory/literature to support your discussion/observation and opinions. Do not merely extract information from the Case Study.

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len1955725

4/24/2018 5:37:00 AM

Additional research should be consulted, when answering the assignment questions. Ensure that the readings are not merely reproduced in the assignment without original critical comments and views. Cohesive and logical arguments reflecting original thinking is encouraged. You MUST use theory/literature to support your discussion/observation and opinions. Do not merely extract information from the Case Study.

len1955725

4/24/2018 5:36:46 AM

Project Guidelines - Word limit: Approximately 6000 words. Your assignment should include a Table of Contents page. Text: Font: Arial or Times New Roman (12), Spacing: 1.5 lines. All text must be justified at each margin. The length of your answers to each question should be in line with the mark allocation. Your answers must include any theories, charts, tables or exhibits necessary to support your analysis and recommendations.

len1955725

4/24/2018 5:36:37 AM

Marks are awarded for the application of knowledge. Simply providing theory or submitting organisation's documents would be insufficient. You must demonstrate that learning has taken place. For the purposes of this assignment, you may leave out the name of the organisation so that any information provided will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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