Operations Consulting
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Assignment Content
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Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn how to develop an operations consulting proposal.
Resources
Operations and Supply Chain Management, Ch. 25; Microsoft®PowerPoint®
Assignment Steps
Choose a business in the media having difficulties with its operating model or one which is struggling in your community.
Evaluate how all or some of the items from the Operations Consulting Tool Kit in Operations and Supply Chain Management could help this business get back on track.
Determine the resources and data you will need to deploy an operations consulting engagement with this business.
Develop a business case including financial benefits on how operations consulting can have a positive impact on the business.
Develop a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft®PowerPoint® presentation of an operations consulting engagement proposal to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the target firm.
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Operations Consulting Grading Guide
OPS/571 Version 8
Operations Management
Individual Assignment: Operations Consulting
Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn how to develop an Operations Consulting proposal.
Resources Required
Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Operations and Supply Chain Management: Ch. 25
| Content | Met | Partially Met | Not Met | Comments: |
| Choose a business in the media which is having difficulties with its operating model or one which is struggling in your community. | ||||
| Evaluated how all or some of the items from the Operations Consulting Tool Kit could help this business get back on track. | ||||
| Determined the resources and data needed to deploy an operations consulting engagement with this business. | ||||
| Developed a business case (including financial benefits) on how operations consulting can have a positive impact on the business. | ||||
| Developed a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation of an operations consulting engagement proposal to the Chief Operating Officer and CEO of the target firm. | ||||
| Total Available | Total Earned | |||
| 85 | #/85 |
| Presentation Guidelines | Met | Partially Met | Not Met | Comments: |
| The presentation is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, font sizes, and white space. | ||||
| Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page. | ||||
| The presentation includes an introduction and conclusion that preview and review major points. | ||||
| Major points are stated clearly; are supported by specific details, examples, or analysis; and are organized logically. | ||||
| Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation. | ||||
| Total Available | Total Earned | |||
| 35 | #/35 |
| Assignment Total | # | 120 | #/120 | |
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