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Page 1 of 3ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS AssessmentInterim ReportAssessment code:010Academic Year:2020/2021Trimester:2Module Title:Operational and Project ManagementModule Code:MOD003345Level:6Module Leader:Weighting:40%Word Limit:2,500This excludes bibliography and other items listed in rule 6.75 of theAcademic Regulations:http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/academic/public/academic_regs.pdfAssessed LearningOutcomes:3 Knowledge and Understanding:Obtain an understanding of the problems faced by operationsmanagers and the techniques currently available to help solvethese problems;4 Intellectual, practical, affective and transferable skills:Understand the basic concepts of operations management as they pertain toproducts and processes and develop problem solving skills for operationalmanagement decision making.Submission Deadline:This assignment must be submitted by no later than 14:00pm onMonday, 17th May 2021. WRITING YOUR ASSIGNMENT: This assignment must be completed individually. You must use the Harvard referencing system. Your work must indicate the number of words you have used. Written assignments must not exceed thespecified maximum number of words. When a written assignment is marked, the excessive use of wordsbeyond the word limit is reflected in the academic judgement of the piece of work which results in a lowermark being awarded for the piece of work (regulation 6.74). Assignment submissions are to be made anonymously. Do not write your name anywhere on your work. Write your student ID number at the top of every page. Where the assignment comprises more than one task, all tasks must be submitted in a single document. You must number all pages.Page 2 of 3SUBMITTING YOUR ASSIGNMENT:In order to achieve full marks, you must submit your work before the deadline. Work that is submitted late – upto five working days after the published submission deadline – will be accepted and marked. However, theelement of the module’s assessment to which the work contributes will be capped with a maximum mark of40%.Work cannot be submitted if the period of 5 working days after the deadline has passed (unless there is anapproved extension). Failure to submit within the relevant period will mean that you have failed the assessment.Requests for short-term extensions will only be considered in the case of illness or other cause considered validby the iCentre Adviser. Please contact iCentre@lca.anglia.ac.uk. A request must normally be received andagreed by the iCentre Adviser in writing at least 24 hours prior to the deadline. See rules 6.56-6.65:http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/academic/public/academic_regs.pdfMitigation: The deadline for submission of mitigation in relation to this assignment is no later than five workingdays after the submission date of this work. Please contact iCentre@lca.anglia.ac.ukSee rules 6.103 – 6.132: http://web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/academic/public/academic_regs.pdfPage 3 of 3ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONThis coursework assignment takes the form of an integrated management report. The reportfocusses on a set of operational and project management scenarios contained within anintegrated case study.The case study provides both an overview of the scenario and the specific consultancy tasks /issues that the student is required to review, analyse and draw conclusions from or makerecommendations about.For this interim assignment, students are required to attempt ANY THREE of theconsultancy tasks 1 to 4 inclusive, contained within the scenario.Each task will be marked out of 10, plus a further mark out of 10 for the overall quality andprofessionalism of the submitted report document.Maximum mark: 40 out of 40 (which will be converted into a percentage mark).For the purposes of the scenario, you are to assume that you are a junior consulting teammember employed by a management consultancy business. The data and questions in thescenario are to enable you to prepare a draft management report for review by your seniormanagement before being sent onwards to the client.Your submission should take the form of a high quality consultancy report document. Youmay create your own corporate identity for the consultancy firm (name, logotype, brand styleetc.) and use it to create your report.It is suggested that the report should follow the following broad structure: Cover page Executive summary Table of contents Introduction Main body – perhaps with “chapters” for each question References (if applicable) Appendices (if applicable)