Unit 3 Operations Management (M/616/2736) Assignment Brief 2026

Unit 3 Operations Management Assignment Brief

Unit Aim

The aim of this unit is to provide learners with an understanding of the production/operations management function in both manufacturing and service industries and to introduce key issues and techniques in operations management.

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Scenario

You have been shortlisted as a candidate to participate in a new TV programme.in which contestants are pitched against each other to gain the favours of a John Smith.
John Smith is a billionaire businessman with ventures in fields ranging from banking, property management as well as retail.
At the end of the programme, only one contestant will be offered a job in one of the new ventures.

Task 1 Presentation – 1 (ACs 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 & 4.4)

Instructions

All candidates have been asked to prepare a presentation explaining the link between Strategic Planning and Operations Management.
In particular, you should:

1. Explain how Operation Management fit within Strategic Management and why Operation Management is so important
2. Consider the value of the Three E’s to an organisation
3. Assess the impact of the tension between cost minimisation and quality maximisation by providing examples
4. Assess how quality management techniques are applied to improve operations in organisations
5. Evaluate the significance of the five performance objectives of operations management

Delivery and Submission

• 1x Power-point presentation (500 words) excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.

Task 2 Presentation – 2 (ACs 1.2, 1.3, 4.1 & 4.2)

Instructions

You have got through to the final round and have been offered a position working alongside John Smith and the Senior Management Team.
You have been asked to prepare a presentation in which you:

1. Select an organisation and analyse its operational functions
2. Evaluate the operations management process and either propose to purchase the existing company to improve it or launch as a new competitor.
3. As a final conclusion you should then propose new operational outcomes as well as produce a network plan indicating critical path(s).

Delivery and Submission

• 1x Power-point presentation (500 words) excluding diagrams, references, and appendices

Task 3  Reflections (ACs 3.1, 3.2 & 3.3)

Instructions

You have been asked by a popular business magazine to write an article about what went well and what could have been done better regarding your proposed operational outcomes and your proposed network plan & critical path(s).
The article should reinforce the need for operational planning and how it adds values.

Delivery and Submission

• 1x 2500 words reflective article excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.

Answer

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