TUDENT INFORMATION
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ASSIGNMENT
Module Name : MGT550 Managing Operations
Intake : 2020 September
Total points : 100
Submission Deadline : 18th October, 2020 (11:59 PM)
INSTRUCTION
• This assignment is to be submitted individually.
• Submit your assignment on time.
• You may submit your assignment in English or Myanmar language.
• File Format: MS Word (or) PDF file format
• Font: Times New Roman or Arial, font size 12, and 1.5 line spacing
• Your assignment should have a cover page that includes the assignment title, lecturer name, student’s name and date of submission
• Your assignment should be word-processed with 2500 words in length.
• Do not include the contents of the original case in your answer.
• It must be your own work. You are required to acknowledge any use of the published and unpublished works of others. Use proper referencing system by providing intext citations and reference list. You must use the APA referencing system.
• Do take note that plagiarism is a serious academic offence according to the academic rules of Techkatho.com. It must be avoided all the time.
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Final Assignment
Managing operation concerned with converting materials and labor into goods and services as efficiently as possible. In this report, you should analysis relevant strategies or theories of you chosen organization and show a good understanding of operation management as a tool and strategies.
With you critical thinking skill, you will also need to analyze the issues and suggest which theories or methods the organization should use for future growth.
1. Discuss and analyze the impact of the information technology as a key enabler in supply chain management of the organization (20%)
[Suggested word count: 600]
2. Describe the inventory management and distribution system of the organization and analyze how they improve overtime for the competitiveness of its products and services. You will also need to analyze its transportation and warehouse systems to reduce the overall inventory costs. (20%)
[Suggested word count: 600]
3. Discuss how the organization should forecast to generate the products to control using different components and methods. Explain the importance of the result of sales based on the under forecasting and over forecasting. (30%)
[Suggested word count: 600]
4. Analyze the overall issues or drawbacks in the operation management systems of your chosen organization. With your knowledge, explain which operations function fits within the overall organization and what the organization should do for the future business growth using various principles and methods of the operations management. (30%)
[Suggested word count: 700]
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