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Project Layout MGT 314

This document outlines the guidelines for a group project and report for an undergraduate Production and Operations Management course. Students will research an approved local business and analyze its production and operations strategies. The final report should be 23-28 pages following a specific outline, including an executive summary, situation analyses, operations analysis, findings and recommendations. Groups must submit a proposal and adhere to formatting, citation, and academic integrity guidelines. The quality of the analysis and application of course concepts will determine grades.

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Project Layout MGT 314

This document outlines the guidelines for a group project and report for an undergraduate Production and Operations Management course. Students will research an approved local business and analyze its production and operations strategies. The final report should be 23-28 pages following a specific outline, including an executive summary, situation analyses, operations analysis, findings and recommendations. Groups must submit a proposal and adhere to formatting, citation, and academic integrity guidelines. The quality of the analysis and application of course concepts will determine grades.

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MGT 314; SPRING 2017, SEC.

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Project and Project Report Guidelines

Instructor: Muhammad Ataul Karim (AtK)

Students will be required to complete a group project. The project will involve the
real-life application of the concepts of Production & Operations Management taught
in the class as applied to a business that you choose and I approve.

Group Structure

The size of the group should not be more than 5 students

Type of Business

Select a business that you will research for your group project. When selecting a
business, keep in mind:

Whether you will be able to observe the organizations operations, and/or


interview the managers/employees/supply chain members.

It must be a business located in the Dhaka area.

The business should have at least 3 employees and should have been in
operation for at least 2 years

Your project work must involve your personal observation of the production
and operation processes, activities, and strategies of this business.

It cannot be a business that previous students of MGT 314 have already


researched.

Project Proposal

You must submit a Project Proposal by the time assigned in the class. This proposal
should be a one/2-page document (1.5 spaced and 12 point fonts). This document
must include:

1. Names of the group members

2. The name and address of your selected business. Include their website
address if available (facebook pages are not acceptable).

3. A brief description of the business, including service(s) provided and/or


product(s) manufactured.

I reserve the right to reject your proposed business. In that event, you will have one
week to propose a new business to research for your project.
Final Project Report

The final report will be between 23-28 pages (1.5 spaced, 12-point fonts). This final
report must include the following:

A. Executive Summary (1
page)

B. Business Situation Analysis


B1. Market Situation (1
page)
How big is the market?
Who are the key players (companies) in the market?
Is the market expanding, contracting, or stagnant?
B2. Company Situation
(1 page)
What is the market share of the company?
What are the core competencies of the company?
o What they do well?
o What they do poorly?
What are the market segments?
o Describe their targeted market if specific segment,
otherwise how do they attract different market segments?
B3. Product/Service Situation (1
page)
Brief description of Product(s)/Service(s) of the Company
Do they have a proprietary solution?
Are they protected by patent?
Life cycle stage
- The industry
- The product/service
- The brand
C. Macro/Micro Situation Analysis
C1. Macro Situation (2
page)
Use PEST (Political/Legal, Economic, Social/Cultural, and
Technological) Analysis to briefly analyze the macro situation
for the company
C2. Competitive Situation
(2 page)
Use Porters Five Forces to analyze the Competition of the
company
C3. Micro Situation
Use SWOT analysis to evaluate the overall internal business
situation for the company
(2 page)
Mission, Vision, Strategies, and Values of the company
(1 page)
D. Operation Analysis
D1. How does the company measure performances manufacturing,
marketing, and success (financial growth)?
(1 page)
D2. Analysis of the existing production and/or operations strategies
(3 pages).
- You must include an analysis of the business's waiting line
management if your selected business is a service organization
(included in the 3-page limit).
- You must include an analysis of the business's facility layout if
you're your selected business is a manufacturing enterprise
(included in the 3-page limit)
D3. Application of production and operations management concepts,
as discussed during this course, to this business
(3 pages).
D4. Process map (1
page).
D5. Analysis of demand forecasting
(1 page).
D6. Does the company possess quality processes? (ISO Certified?)
- Analysis of quality control issues (1
page).
E. Findings and Recommendation
E1.Operational problems (if any) (1
page)
E2.Improvement areas as observed (1
page)
E3.Action Plans (5 plans) (as
required)
- Action plans need to be complete enough for the company to
follow them.
- They need to be self-explanatory (i.e., they need to be specific
enough)

F. Appendices
G. References

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Approach the Project as if you are an external operations consultant for the
company. Write the report as if you are presenting it to the senior
management of the company.

Your entire project work must be of professional standard.


You must reference/cite your sources of research using the APA format.
Failure to reference/cite your sources is academic dishonesty.

Do not rewrite Production and Operations Management concepts from your


textbook(s). Apply those concepts to analyzing your assigned company.

Do not copy/paste from other students reports or material available on the


Internet. I have means to identify copying and pasting. Copying and
pasting are academic dishonesty. I am fairly good at identifying "copying
and pasting," and identifying when you are using material from the Internet
without properly citing it; if you can find it online, so can I. And NSU now has
the anti-plagiarism software. If I detect academic dishonesty, I will give
all group members F in the course and may recommend additional
disciplinary actions.

Support your conclusions/recommendations with analysis, critical reasoning,


factual data, etc.

The quality and depth of your research, analysis, critical reasoning, etc. will
dictate your grade for the Project Report.

- Thoughtfulness, correctness, and thoroughness of the analysis


- Fact-based analysis. Support for decision/evaluation statements with
proofs.
- Structure and organization of the report (clarity)
- Spelling and grammatical errors
- Quality and applicability of recommendations given

You must carefully proof-read your documents. Spelling, grammatical,


contextual errors, confusing/run-on/contradictory sentences, etc. will diminish
the quality of your report, and you will be penalized.

Place relevant materials and bibliography in an appendix.

Do not resort to filling pages with irrelevant information and graphics.

Adhere to the Production and Operations Management concepts discussed in


class.

Submit the documents according to the deadlines. Late submissions will be


penalized. Also, you must submit an electronic copy of your report; this
electronic copy will be used with anti-plagiarism software.

The following websites (and similar sites) are prohibited:

- oppapers.com
- studymode.com
- slideshare.net
- coursehero.com
- scribd.com
- answers.yahoo.com
- anwers.com
- medlibrary.com
- bignerds.com
- papercamp.com
- brainia.com
- student-papers.com
- 123helpme.com
- essayfree.com
- academictermpapers.com
- essayforme.com
- essayshark.com
- ukessays.com
- studymode.com
- freecasestudysolutions.com
- prezi.com

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