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In Semester Individual Assignment - Spring 2017
Module: Operations Management (BUSS1501)
Level: 2 (5-UoW) Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 weeks
Instructions to Student:
• Answer within a word limit of 2000 words with 10 % more/less will be
accepted.
• Date of submission: 8th week of the semester, the day and time of scheduled
class
• Submission form: Soft copy to be submitted through Moodle at Turnitin.
• Late submission shall be penalised as per the norms of MEC mentioned in the
Module Information Guide.
• Plagiarism policy is as per the MEC guidelines as mentioned in the Module
Information Guide.
• Kindly include references (Harvard style of referencing) at the end of the
paper. Referencing and proper formatting carries 05 marks in total.
(Minimum 8 journals – 8 references is required for this assignment)
Learning Outcomes to be assessed in this assessment
Identify and solve decision problems related to the various operations functions, like
Project Management, Project Plan Gantt Chart, Break Even, and Inventory Management.
Differentiate the different techniques and use the appropriate technique in problem solving
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Answer all the questions using appropriate examples. All the questions carry equal marks
(4x20=80)
1. Explain the meaning of productivity, work out Single and Total Factor Productivity-TFP.
Conclude if the organization sustains competitive operational advantage.
2. Explain the concept of ERP & MRP in the modern context and the importance of
information technology for operation management.
3. Discuss the concept of Inventory Management, ABC classifications, advantages and
disadvantages. (Selected organization will add value to the answer).
4. Draw and briefly explain project management life cycle.
Marks allotted as per the below table
Evaluation Criteria Marks allotted 100
Introduction 10
Question 1 Meaning of the productivity 20
Question 2 Explain the concept of ERP & MRP 20
Question 3 Concept of Inventory & ABC classifications 20
Question 4 Project Management Life Cycle 20
Conclusion 5
References 5
Clarification on Plagiarism Policy
As per MEC policy, any form of violation of academic integrity will invite severe penalty.
Plagiarised documents, in part or in whole, submitted by the students will be subject to this policy.
A. First offence of plagiarism
a. A student will be allowed to re-submit the assignment once, within a maximum period of one
week. However, a penalty of deduction of 25% of the marks obtained for the resubmitted work
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b. Mark deduction: When the work is resubmitted, the marking will be undertaken according to
the marking criteria. In compliance with this policy, the 25% deduction is then made on the marks
obtained. For example, in an assessment that carries a maximum of 50 marks, suppose a student
were to obtain 30 marks for the resubmitted work, the final marks for that assessment will be 22.5
(after deducting 25% of the marks actually obtained for the resubmitted work).
c. Period of resubmission: The student will have to resubmit the work one week from the date he
or she is advised to resubmit. For example, if the formal advice to resubmit was communicated to
the student on a Sunday (latest by 5 pm), the student will have to resubmit the work latest by next
Sunday 5 pm.
d. If the re-submitted work is also detected to be plagiarized, then the work will be awarded a zero.
e. Resubmission of the work beyond the maximum period of one week will not be accepted and
the work will be awarded a zero.
B. Any further offence of plagiarism
a. If any student is again caught in an act of plagiarism during his/her course of study (either in the
same module, same semester or in any other semester), the student will directly be awarded zero
for the work in which plagiarism is detected. In such cases, the student will not be allowed to resubmit the work.
C. Guidelines
a. Type 1: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or part submission (submitted at
different times) of one assessment (assignment), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the
whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or part submission alone needs to be
resubmitted.
b. Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in a group assessment, all students of the group will be
considered as having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on
account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students.Operations Management (BUSS1501)–CW2-Spring–17- QP
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c. Type 3: Combination of Type 1 and Type 2: In case plagiarism is detected in any component or
part submission (submitted at different times) of a group assessment (assignment), the deduction
in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment (assignment), even if only the component or
part submission alone needs to be resubmitted. All students of the group would be considered as
having committed an act of plagiarism irrespective of whether plagiarism is on account of the act
of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all the students of the group.
d. Type 4: Variation of Type 1 and Type 2: In cases where the assessment consists of components
or part submissions that could be a group assessment component (e.g. group assignment) and an
individual assessment component (e.g. individual reflection), the following will be applicable:
1. If plagiarism is detected in the group assessment component, all students of the group will be
considered as having committed an act of plagiarism, irrespective of whether plagiarism is on
account of the act of all or a few or only one member. The policy will then be applied to all students
of the group. In such cases the group assessment component will be resubmitted as per the policy.
2. If plagiarism is detected in the individual assessment component, the individual assessment
component will be resubmitted as per the policy. The policy will then be applied to that student
alone.
3. In both cases (a) and/or (b), the deduction in marks will be applicable for the whole assessment
(assignment).
D. Amount of similar material
a. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from all sources put together
should not exceed 30% (including direct quotations).
b. The total amount of quoted material (direct quotations) in any form of student work from all
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c. The total amount of similar material in any form of student work from a single source should
not exceed 7 percent. However, cases having a similarity of less than 7 percent in such cases may
still be investigated by the faculty depending on the seriousness of the case.
d. If faculty member find enough merit in the case of a student work with a similarity (with a single
source) of more than 7 percent as not a case of plagiarism, the faculty member should provide
detailed comments/remarks to justify the case.