Learning Outcome: Develop an operation management plan
Instructions: For this activity, you will apply the concepts of operations management to real-world situations.
You may wish to develop a business such as a retail sales operation, an online service like tutoring, or maybe a personal service such as lawn care or pet grooming as your business. In writing your paper, you should research and consider at least 4 scholarly sources (i.e. textbooks, scholarly articles from a peer-reviewed journal, etc.) As you write the paper, make sure to address the following topics:
• Will the company manufacture items, provide services, broker information, sell goods, or distribute goods on behalf of others?
• Will the company provide a single good or service or a variety of goods and services?
• Will the business have a physical location or will it only do online business?
• What size will the company be—a major corporation, a medium-sized business, or a small business?
• How will the service or product be delivered to the customer?
• Will storage for inventory be required?
• The buying process: Determine the raw resources that are required to produce the output, or product. Who will or is able to supply the raw materials? What equipment will you require to start offering a service, and where will you buy it?
• What purchasing and/or accounting system(s) will you require to buy a product line or a service-based company?
• Quality control processes: Specify the quality control procedures you’ll use to ensure that the good or service satisfies consumer expectations.
• What objectives does supply chain management have for your business’s operations? How will these objectives impact your business operations?
• Talk about if you’ll need to have a global supply chain management strategy in place. If not, why not?
• List any suppliers or vendors you want to use along with a justification.
• Identify the techniques or procedures your company will use for continuous improvement, and make that determination. If not, why not?
• How will the company follow sustainable business practices and environmental concerns?
Format
- Refer to the APA 6th edition formatting guide and example in the APA Format Resources tab in the Begin Here section
Citations
- Minimum of 3 outside references are required (this count does NOT include your textbook)
- A total of 2 of the 3 sources must be from academic journals
- In-text citations are required – using APA format only (ex: Fall, 2009; or in the case a direct quote: Fall, 2009, p. 56
- Do not use footnotes as your citation formatting; use APA style only
- Any/all references cited in the reference section must be included in the body copy of your report ~ and vice versa
Length: 5-7 pages of text (this excludes abstract, tables, figures, charts, cover page, references, etc.)+ any additional Media (video, audio type file limit of 5 minutes. )
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