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Assessment Brief:
This module has introduced you to key subjects and concepts that inform Strategic Operations Management.

Your individual assignment, with an approximate word limit of 4000, seeks to take your learning further than the lectures and tutorials by focusing on THREE topic areas and writing an in-depth case study that describes, analyses, and makes recommendations on Strategic Operations Management within an organisation.

The organisation can be in private or public sectors and may be involved in manufacturing or services. The organisation may be one that you have worked in, during placement, or one that you have worked in previously. If you cannot make use of work experience, you can use an organisation from publicly available resources that you must reference. You must ensure that your work has integrity, is original, and is not cut and pasted from another case study, and is entirely your own, individual creation. We will be able to determine if this has been done so, please do NOT plagiarise your work.

Choose a company that has recently had problems. This can be a scandal regarding the (lack of) sustainability, employment conditions, supply chain relationships, or something else. It could also be a company that has been struggling financially or has had difficulties due to disrupted supply chains.

The report should include the following and be written in this format:

Title page
Include a front title page as a separate sheet which should include the module title “MANG6525 Strategic Operations Management”, the assignment title e.g., “Analysis of Operations Strategies of XYZ Organisation”, the word count, and your student ID number. Please do not include your name as the assignments will be marked anonymously.

Structure of your report
It is essential to have a strong and coherent structure and to make the structure obvious, so use numbered headings to break your report into discrete sections. Adding subtitles (if appropriate), especially in the main part where you are expected to demonstrate the ability to implement appropriate methods/principles to carry out your analysis and interpret the results for further recommendations, which will make the report more structured and easier to read and comprehend. Your report should have the following sections as a minimum:

Section 1: Introduction
This should describe the nature of the operations of the selected case company: e.g., introduce the case company, the market it serves, any external forces that influence the organisation etc. to provide a context for the report. Introduce the difficulties or challenges that the organisation has been facing. The introduction should also highlight the objectives and purpose of your report and signpost the structure of what follows.

Sections 2, 3 and 4
You need to describe, analyse and assess THREE key operational processes and how these operations link together to add value and meet customer / client needs. Suitable operational processes include: transformation process; layout and process selection; innovation management; lean operations; project management; managing inventory; managing quality; delivering services; reverse logistics; etc. Appropriate management tools should be used for this critical analysis. When you assess the current operations management capability, you need to include data and information which support your discussion, and this must not be purely anecdotal in nature.
One of these sections MUST discuss how the organisation will increase its performance in terms of ethics, responsibility and sustainability. This may include a transformation towards the Circular Economy. Explain the interests of all involved stakeholders, what the challenges are and how the company will address them.
In each of the Sections 2, 3 and 4, you need to provide recommendations for improving the situation. These recommendations should include resource implications as well as perceived benefits to the organisation and the world around it. A sense of timing for implementation is important for recommendations; are they short-term or long-term?

Nature of Assessment: This is a SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT. See ‘Weighting’ section above for the percentage that this
assignment counts towards your final module mark.

Word Limit: +/-10% of the word count (see above) is deemed to be acceptable. Any text that exceeds an additional 10% will not attract any marks. The relevant word count includes items such as cover page, executive summary, title page, table of contents, tables, figures, in-text citations and section headings, if used. The relevant word count excludes your list of references and any appendices at the end of your coursework submission.
You should always include the word count (from Microsoft Word, not Turnitin), at the end of your coursework submission, before your list of references.

Title/Cover Page: You must include a title/ cover page that includes: your Student ID, Module Code, Assignment Title, Word Count. This assignment will be marked anonymously, please ensure that your name does not appear on any part of your assignment.

References: You should use the Harvard style to reference your assignment. The library provide guidance on how to reference in the Harvard style and this is available from: http://library.soton.ac.uk/sash/referencing

Submission Deadline: Please note that the submission deadline for Southampton Business School is 16:00 UK time for ALL assessments.

Turnitin Submission: The assignment MUST be submitted electronically via Turnitin, which is accessed via the individual module on Blackboard. Further guidance on submitting assignments is available on the Blackboard support pages.

It is important that you allow enough time prior to the submission deadline to ensure your submission is processed on time as all late submissions are subject to a late penalty. We would recommend you allow 30 minutes to upload your work and check the submission has been processed and is correct. Please make sure you submit to the correct assignment link.

You will know that your submission has completed successfully when you see a message stating ‘Congratulations – your submission is complete…’. It is vital that you make a note of your Submission ID (Digital Receipt Number). This is a unique receipt number for your submission, and is proof of successful submission. You may be required to

provide this number at a later date. We recommend that you take a screenshot of this page, or note the number down on a piece of paper. You should also receive an email receipt containing this number, and the number can be found after submitting by following this guide. This method of checking your submission is particularly useful in the event that you don’t receive an email receipt.

The last submission prior to the deadline will be treated as the final submission and will be the copy that is assessed by the marker.

It is your responsibility to ensure that the version received by the deadline is the final version, resubmissions after the deadline will not be accepted in any circumstances.

Important: If you have any problems during the submission process you should contact ServiceLine immediately by email at Serviceline@soton.ac.uk or by phone on +44 (0)23 8059 5656.

Late Penalties: Further information on penalties for work submitted after the deadline can be found here.

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