Reference no: EM13300525

Q:1 Identify and analyses some of the approaches covered in the text for detecting and preventing failure. 

Q-2 Identify one specific operation within an organisations that you know well and describe the detection and preventative measures being taken (do not use Coke-cola or Toyota). 

You may need to read the textbook, which can be downloaded at the link below to answer the given questions and you should comprise them in references list and based on them to write this assignment.

Module: Management of strategic operation

1.   The reading guide at below can provide a vision where to focus.

2.   The text book is recommended to readfor using as a reference or the source of academic citation

3.   PDF journal article can be found in the attachment as an academic reference

Reference

Slack, N., Chambers, S. & Johnston, R. (2010). Operations management. 6th ed. Harlow: Prentice Hall/Financial Times.Text book can be downloaded at

https://user.iter.org/filesharing/FileInfo.aspx?uid=6cb240f3-7600-4196-8ae7-d65f72faae0a

Number of words required: 700+ (reference iscounted in) 

Deadline: This work must be delivered within 36 hours. 

Questions:

1.   Identify and analyses some of the approaches covered in the text for detecting and preventing failure.

2.   Identify one specific operation within an organisations that you know well and describe the detection and preventative measures being taken (do not use Coke-cola or Toyota).

3.   How can this operation recover when failure does occur?

Requirements:

1.   Read the required reading materialat below (PDF textbook related chapters) before work

2.   Format is a formal academic report, however, no need for index and cover page, just the content

3.   This is an initial discussion of question with some analysis of personal understanding

4.   No direct citation from the article, reference must be revise or rewritten to avoid plagiarism.

5.   The style must be:

• A briefintroduction, definition and comparison to the approachesthat will be introduced in the discussion, no need for a long beginning introduction / background section
• Subtitles of the answers based on the above questions and implication with deep analysis
• Real time examples that related to the discussion (about 80 words)
• Conclusion / Summary

6.   Deep analysis, evaluation to the implications, in short the writing must be on depth.

7.   Examples must be credible, if there is any data cited, reference must be accompanied.

8.   Direct referencing (in text citation) should be evident in the discussions.

9.   UsingHarvard style with detailed information for citation and reference within the content and a reference list in the end, for example (Oakland, 2003, p.213).

10.          Real time examples from your own experience or appropriate cases you know with discussion, it is recommended to choose a MNE as an example for a common understanding.

11.          At least 3-4 references excl. original article

12.          Raising some critical questions if possible.

13.          No need to write the introduction to the aim of the assignment, only some general summary of the original article and viewpoints or background introduction in the first section before answering all the questions. Also this part needs to be concise and comprehensive. There is no need to say the purpose of writing is paper, such as the aim of the paper is to .....

14.          The attached journal article must be used as one of academic reference source. 

Citation example in the article:

Cycle Time (CT) is the average time between every application being processed. (Slack, Chambers &Jonnston, 2010, p. 102).

Citation example in the reference list:

Slack, N., Chambers, S. and Johnson, R. (2010). Operations Management, 6th edition, FT Prentice Hall

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Reading Guide of Textbook

Journal article

Corbett, C.J. & Klassen, R.D. (2006). Extending the horizons: environmental excellence as key to improving operations, Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, 8 (1), pp. 5-22, Business Source Complete.

Textbook (to download from the link in the above)

• Operations failure

Pages 571-585 in Chapter 19 examine the possibility of failure within an operation and the various sources of failure. You will be introduced to several measures that are used to evaluate failure and determine if improvement efforts have been successful.

• Detecting and preventing failure

Pages 586-596 in Chapter 19 outline the importance of proper detection and prevention of failure. There are numerous approaches to how such improvement can take place and different strategies have been formed. You will see how analysis can be conducted, process reliability can be improved, and maintenance should be addressed.

• Total quality management

Pages 549-553 in Chapter 18 explore the origins of total quality management (TQM), what it seeks to accomplish, and how it is implemented. TQM is a continuous improvement strategy that requires the commitment of all individuals within the organisations and which must start at the top.

• Quality systems, procedures, and strategy

Pages 513-514 in Chapter 17 explore the importance of developing a system of quality and how such improvement programmers are implemented. You will briefly examine the ISO 9000 approach within this reading.

• The Six Sigma approach

Pages 553-558 in Chapter 18 introduce you to the Six Sigma approach and how it utilizes statistical methods to eliminate nearly all waste within an operation. Six Sigma has proven to be a very popular and successful quality improvement strategy.