Te Hoe Pakihi Department of Business Bachelor of Applied Management Assessment Two: Assignment One: Case Study Resource Integration Management AMRI700 Semester One 2017 Due date: Thursday 04 May 2017 Time: 5.00pm Instructions: See page 2. This is an Individual Assignment. TOTAL MARKS: 100 Student Name/ID ................................................................................................ Ara Institute of Canterbury and its division members reserve the right to use electronic means to detect and help prevent plagiarism. Students agree that when submitting this assignment, it may be subject to submission for textual similarity review to Turnitin.com. All assessments must be completed by the scheduled date unless alternative arrangements have been made with your lecturer. No late submissions will be accepted by the lecturer unless by prior arrangement. Any late submissions must be submitted by means of application to the Academic Manager for consideration and must include a letter of explanation as to why the assessment is late. Late penalties may apply. This assessment is worth 30% of the total marks for this course. This paper has seven (7) pages including the cover sheet.Education and Applied Research Division Department of Business AMRI700 Assess 2 Sem 1 2017.docx 17/02/2017 Page 2 © Ara Institute of Canterbury Learning outcomes for this assessment: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7. Learning Outcomes On successful completion of this assessment, the student will be able to: 1 Propose and analyse techniques and strategies for the management of supply chains. 2 Analyse strategic concepts or factors that guide or affect planning, policy development, and the organisation and flows of supply chain management. 3 Evaluate the key perspectives and phases of design and their later implications for production, delivery, and in-service sustainment. 6 Evaluate the application and derivation from economics and accounting fundamentals to production engineering economics. 7 Describe and apply criteria for identifying external consultancy needs and performance expectations at various professional levels. Purpose AMRI700 aims to teach students methods for identifying and solving resource integration problems prevalent in industry. Students are required to work on a case study independently in order to identify, apply and evaluate resource integration concepts to a real world problem. Assessment Instructions: Submit a case study report from any one of the available industries presented in Table 1. The case study (assessment two) and the group project (assessment three) are linked together as explained below in the document. Table 1: List of industries and respective organisations. Industry Organisations Aviation Air New Zealand Jet Star Emirates Manufacturing New Zealand Steel Samsung Tata Food Fonterra New Zealand Natural Cadbury Retail Pak’nSave Warehouse Alibaba Construction Fletcher Fulton Hogan Skanska Information Technology Jade Software Google Microsoft Healthcare Christchurch Hospital New Zealand Blood Pfizer Each student is a part of a group project (assessment three). In Table 1, industries and organisations (within each industry) are shown for group project (assessment three) selection. However, for case studies (assessment two), students are required to select an industry other than the one they select for their group project (assessment three). Moreover, for case study (assessment two) students are required to find an organisation other than the ones provided in Table 1. Examples are presented below to elaborate on the viable options for selecting appropriate case study (assessment two) in regards to each industry listed in Table 1.Education and Applied Research Division Department of Business AMRI700 Assess 2 Sem 1 2017.docx 17/02/2017 Page 3 © Ara Institute of Canterbury Example 1: Aviation Industry If a student is a part of the group that has chosen their group project (assessment three) in aviation industry then the options remaining for the group members to do their case study (assessment two) are in the following industries.  Manufacturing  Food  Retail  Construction  Information Technology  Healthcare Furthermore, the case study (assessment two) can be considered in any of the organisations except the ones presented in Table 1. Example 2: Manufacturing Industry If a student is a part of the group that has chosen their group project (assessment three) in manufacturing industry then the options remaining for the group members to do their case study (assessment two) are in the following industries.  Aviation  Food  Retail  Construction  Information Technology  Healthcare Furthermore, the case study (assessment two) can be considered in any of the organisations except the ones presented in Table 1. Example 3: Food Industry If a student is a part of the group that has chosen their group project (assessment three) in food industry then the options remaining for the group members to do their case study (assessment two) are in the following industries.  Aviation  Manufacturing  Retail  Construction  Information Technology  Healthcare Furthermore, the case study (assessment two) can be considered in any of the organisations except the ones presented in Table 1.Education and Applied Research Division Department of Business AMRI700 Assess 2 Sem 1 2017.docx 17/02/2017 Page 4 © Ara Institute of Canterbury Example 4: Retail Industry If a student is a part of the group that has chosen their group project (assessment three) in retail industry then the options remaining for the group members to do their case study (assessment two) are in the following industries.  Aviation  Manufacturing  Food  Construction  Information Technology  Healthcare Furthermore, the case study (assessment two) can be considered in any of the organisations except the ones presented in Table 1. Example 5: Construction Industry If a student is a part of the group that has chosen their group project (assessment three) in construction industry then the options remaining for the group members to do their case study (assessment two) are in the following industries.  Aviation  Manufacturing  Food  Retail  Information Technology  Healthcare Furthermore, the case study (assessment two) can be considered in any of the organisations except the ones presented in Table 1. Example 6: Information Technology Industry If a student is a part of the group that has chosen their group project (assessment three) in Information Technology industry then the options remaining for the group members to do their case study (assessment two) are in the following industries.  Aviation  Manufacturing  Food  Construction  Retail  Healthcare Furthermore, the case study (assessment two) can be considered in any of the organisations except the ones presented in Table 1.Education and Applied Research Division Department of Business AMRI700 Assess 2 Sem 1 2017.docx 17/02/2017 Page 5 © Ara Institute of Canterbury Example 7: Healthcare Industry If a student is a part of the group that has chosen their group project (assessment three) in healthcare industry then the options remaining for the group members to do their case study (assessment two) are in the following industries.  Aviation  Manufacturing  Food  Construction  Retail  Information Technology Furthermore, the case study (assessment two) can be considered in any of the organisations except the ones presented in Table 1. Important: Unless the groups are formed for the group project (assessment three), students cannot make progress towards their respective case studies (assessment two). In order to accomplish the case study (assessment two), it is highly desired that students form groups of three for the group project (assessment three) as soon as possible. Required In case study (assessment two) students are required to accomplish the following tasks in the order given below. Please refer to the case study report template available on the course Moodle site. The report must be according to the prescribed template, should be printed on one side only and stapled in the top left corner and should contain the following elements in order: 1 Research question (0.5 page) Identify and frame a research question based on the problem you have considered in the organisation of your choice. 2 Executive summary (0.5 page) Provide a summary of the report and it should include: purpose, background, main findings, conclusions and recommendations. 3 Introduction (1 page) Introduce the topic of discussion, elaborate the problem and define its scope clearly in the industrial and organisational context. 4 Application of resource integration technique (2 pages) One technique, covered in the course, should be used appropriately in regards to the selected problem. Provide justification/reference for the chosen technique and for any data used. Show complete workings. 5 Analysis of results, critique and recommendations (1 page) Results should be thoroughly analysed and their appropriate interpretation should be presented based on the report findings. Discuss the constraints or limitations of the results. Recommendations must be based on the results obtained.Education and Applied Research Division Department of Business AMRI700 Assess 2 Sem 1 2017.docx 17/02/2017 Page 6 © Ara Institute of Canterbury 6 Conclusion (1 page) Conclusion should cover all elements covered in the report and should integrate the problem with the solution based on the report findings. 7 Evidence of wide reading of the topic (1 page) Reference the literature (from credible sources). Provide in-text citations and reference list using APA referencing style.Education and Applied Research Division Department of Business AMRI700 Assess 2 Sem 1 2017.docx 17/02/2017 Page 7 © Ara Institute of Canterbury Case Study Report The report should be a description of the fundamental concepts surrounding the topic of interest. Conduct a literature research around your chosen topic and organisation from credible sources such as journal articles, textbooks, company websites, document the findings (including references), and analyse your chosen organisation thoroughly. A successful report include a resource integration technique learned in the class (e.g. optimal trade-offs, modeling techniques etc.). For the list of permissible techniques that can be used in the case study (assessment two) please refer to the document provided on the course Moodle site. Data can be collected any secondary source or can be generated on your own, however, it must be reasonable. In either case appropriate reference or justification/rationale must be provided for acquiring data. A standard case study report is around 7 pages. The text, tables and figures in the report should be word processed using MS Word and not hand written or drawn and should be labelled appropriately. Please provide both the hard copy and the softcopy of the report. The hard copy should be submitted in the O-Block drop box and the softcopy of the report must be submitted through turnitin on the course Moodle site by the prescribed submission deadline. Please do not email the softcopy of the report to the lecturer. Report Writing Guidelines  Title page: 26 point Times New Roman bold, centered. Text should be organised into sections and subsections (if need be). A single line should separate paragraphs. Font guidelines are as follows:  Section Headings: Numbered, 16 point, bold, Upper and Lower Case, left-justified; leave one blank line above only.  Section Sub-headings: Numbered, 14 point, bold, Upper and Lower Case, leftjustified; leave one blank line above only.  Report text: 12 point, Times New Roman with 1.5 line spacing.  Figure captions: 10 point Times New Roman, centered; place below the figure, leave one blank line above and below.  Table captions: 10 point Times New Roman, centered; place above the table, leave one blank line above only.  Equations should be centered and numbered, with the number in parentheses, positioned flush to the right margin. Preferably, they should be written using the Equation Editor. Note: 1 All the above mentioned elements should begin from a new page except the research question and the executive summary which can be placed on the same page in the above stated order. 2 Strictly follow the prescribed page limit for each section of the report. Failure to do so may result in a penalty. For details, refer to assessment template and the marking rubric. 3 The case study report should be professionally edited using the prescribed guidelines. 4 Present appropriate content in the report and do not use vague references. 5 Students must not approach or contact any of the organisations for this assessment. 6 In case of queries, please contact the lecturer.