Assignment title: Information
Operations Management
Assessment Task 1:
1) Assessment Details
You have the choice of selecting one of the two topics for this assignment. For the organisation which employs you (or your last employer but not the same organisation which features in the group research project below).
Topic
Choose a well-known organization (or an organization for which you can easily access relevant information).
a) Identify its business objectives and strategy (perhaps as stated in its mission statement).
b) Identify its operations strategy by analysing its actions in the key decision areas of structure and infrastructure.
c) Identify its operations performance objectives. (e.g. cost, quality, speed, dependability and flexibility).) What are the organization’s competitive priorities? Assess its internal consistency and its contribution to the organization’s competitive advantage.
d) What are the biggest operations management challenges for the organization? What advice would you give to the organization regarding its operations strategy in the future?
Requirements:
- Organisation must be McDonalds and explain mostly in Australian Context.
- Write the assignment in REPORT format; do not answer the questions directly. Rather, use these questions to help guide your thinking as to what issues may be relevant in the case.
- Focus more on organisation`s (Chosen) operations performance objecting, and explain it with DIAGRAM such as RADAR diagram and COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE diagram.
- References must be in APA format minimum 20 references, including books.
- Word Limit: 1750