Business Operations Management

Business Operations Management

BPP Coursework Cover Sheet

Please use the table below as your cover sheet for the 1st page of the submission. The sheet should be before the cover/title page of your submission.

Declaration of Original Work:   I hereby declare that I have read and understood BPP’s regulations on plagiarism and that this is my original work, researched, undertaken, completed and submitted in accordance with the requirements of BPP School of Business and Technology.

By submitting this coursework you agree to all rules and regulations of BPP regarding assessments and awards for programmes. Please note, submission is your declaration you are fit to sit.   BPP University reserves the right to use all submitted work for educational purposes and may request that work be published for a wider audience.

 

International Masters in

Business Administration

 

Business Operations

Coursework Assessment Brief

Deadline:

Submission deadline: 23:59 hrs. on 14th April 2020

Submission mode: Turnitin online access

 

 

General Assessment Guidance

· Your summative assessment for this module is made up of this 1 submission which accounts for 100% of the marks

· The deadline for submission is 23:59 hrs. on 14th April 2020. Please note late submissions will not be marked.

· You are required to submit all elements of your assessment via Turnitin online access. Only submissions made via the specified mode will be accepted and hard copies or any other digital form of submissions (like via email or pen drive etc.) will not be accepted.

· For coursework, the submission word limit is 2,500 words. You must comply with the word count guidelines. You may submit LESS than 2,500 words but not more. Word Count guidelines can be found on your programme home page and the coursework submission page.

· Do not put your name or contact details anywhere on your submission. You should only put your student registration number (SRN) which will ensure your submission is recognised in the marking process.

· A total of 100 marks are available for this module assessment, and you are required to achieve minimum 50% to pass this module.

· You are required to use only Harvard Referencing System in your submission. Any content which is already published by other author(s) and is not referenced will be considered as a case of plagiarism.

You can find further information on Harvard Referencing in the online library on the VLE. You can use the following link to access this information: http :// bpp.libguides.c o m / Home/StudySupport

· BPP University has a strict policy regarding authenticity of assessments. In proven instances of plagiarism or collusion, severe punishment will be imposed on offenders. You are advised to read the rules and regulations regarding plagiarism and collusion in the GARs and MOPP which are available on VLE in the Academic registry section.

· You should include a completed copy of the Assignment Cover sheet. Any submission without this completed Assignment Cover sheet may be considered invalid and not marked.

 

Assessment Brief

 

The summative assessment is a written individual report (2,500 words) based on a business operation within an organisation you have worked at or are currently working at. You may also choose an organisation, subject to instructor’s approval, which you intend to visit and will therefore have sufficient access to their operations in order to conduct the assessment with the expected level of detail and specialised knowledge.

 

2.1. Questions

 

Your tasks:

 

1. Provide an overview of your chosen establishment. Either your own place of work or a small business that you are able to visit; and define the scope of your analysis. (5 marks)

2. Prepare a Gantt Chart for the production of this report. (10 marks)

3. What are the main challenges the organisation is currently facing? Critically analyse the operation management challenges that the business is facing. Use established operations management frameworks, such as: the 4V model; OM Performance Objectives; Lean management; and/or any other models you consider appropriate. (25 marks).

4. Critically evaluate the key processes used in the production/delivery of a product/service, discussing the pros and cons of these processes in meeting performance objectives. (25 marks)

5. Drawing on the analysis conducted in previous sections, identify and prioritise quality improvements you would recommend to the product/service delivery, by using continuous improvement frameworks. (25 marks)

6. Consolidate a professional report with a suitable layout and presentation. (5 marks)

7. Academic references. (5 marks)

 

Note: Please refer to the marking guide for further details.

This assessment is marked according to the Level 7 Marking Criteria contained in your programme handbook.

 

 

2.2. Assessment Submission Structure

· Cover Sheet

· Table of Contents

· Tasks 1-5

· Harvard References

· Appendixes