Operations strategy analysis
Structure of the Assignment
• Summary or Abstract
• Introduction – introduce the company(s), and the topics you will focus on
• Literature review – identify key journal articles on your topic, review them to identify themes that you want to include in your analysis. Include any models or figures that will help your analysis
• Analysis – conduct an analysis of the company
• Recommendations – write what you recommend to the company
• 30 References – include all sources that you use/ Citing and Referencing should be in the Harvard Style
• Length 3000 words
• Diagrams are encouraged but must be referenced if you have not devised them yourself. All sources must be credited. All assignments will run through Turnitin.
• OPTION 1 – Operations strategy analysis of one company
• Choose an organisation, company, or business and provide an strategic operation management analysis of its activities that makes clear the key strategic OM decisions it has made and their effect on its success or failure. The analysis should include any relevant models treated in the course or described in the course text.
• OPTION 2 – Operations strategy analysis of two companies
• Analyze, compare and contrast two organisations that illustrate some aspect or aspects of strategic
OM. The two examples can treat the same aspects of strategic OM or relate to different areas of
the subject. Each example should be accompanied by an analysis of how it illustrates some aspect
of strategic OM.