Reference no: EM132755307

You are required to carry out an investigation of the use or potential use of an Operations Management technique/tool in a local business firm (manufacturing or service organization), and to provide an appropriate report on your investigations. The report should be written in an appropriate management report format. The content should cover the following areas:

A brief overview of the operation of the organization selected highlighting its operational features;

An explanation of the concept/technique to be investigated and its significance to the organization and to the general operations management subject area;

A detailed analysis of either how the technique is currently in use in the company, or how the technique could be adopted and used by the firm if it is not presently doing so;

An action plan and strategies for implementation of this new technique/approach;

A brief overview of the value and benefits (including potential productivity or efficiency or quality improvements) to be gained from the use of the technique, including, if possible, some idea of dollar savings or profit increase;

Details and recommendations if at all possible as to how you might improve the operation looking at it from the management viewpoint.