Scenario 1
As the newly appointed Trainee Assistant Manager for operations management department, you are strongly advised to read the above case study on Volkswagen carefully and answer the following questions meticulously in an essay format AC by AC. It is recommended that you carry out alternative research into Volkswagen international operations to gain a better understanding of automotive industry where Volkswagen is a key player globally
Essay format
LO1: Understand the nature and importance of operations management
(A.C 1.1) Explain why operations management is important to Volkswagen business
(A.C 1.2) Analyze the operations functions of a Volkswagen
(A.C 1.3) Evaluate, by using a process model, the operations management of Volkswagen
Essay format
LO2: Understand the link between operations management and strategic planning
(A.C 2.1) Appraise the importance of 3 E's (Efficiency, Effectiveness and Economy) to organizations.
(A.C 2.2) Assess the impact of tension between cost minimization and quality maximization in organizations
(A.C 2.3) Evaluate the significance of the of the five performance objectives (quality, speed, dependability, flexibility and cost) that underpin operations management to the organizations
Scenario 2
You are required as a Trainee Assistant Operations Manager to prepare a coherent and up- to-date business report on Volkswagen production process and system. This report should include where necessary some tables, flow charts and diagrams. Make sure that your report is professionally designed, by using both headings and subheadings for your readers easily understanding.
Business report
LO3: Understand how to organize a typical production process
(A.C 3.1) Assess how linear programming adds value to the Volkswagen production process
(A.C 3.2) Evaluate critical path analysis and network planning
(A.C 3.3) Justify the need for operational planning and control with reference to capacity planning, inventory planning, project management and quality assurances, in the Volkswagen production process and system.
Scenario 3
In your first major task as the Trainee Assistant Operations Manager, you are instructed by your line manager to plan and design a bespoke operational plan for the sales department. Using (10-12) structured PowerPoint slides with speaker notes embedded to explain each point on the slide further and there will be no face to face presentation in the class, therefore submit your slides with the whole report together
Power point presentation with integrated speaker notes
LO4: Be able to apply relevant techniques to the production of an operational plan for an Organization
(A.C 4.1) Produce a set of clearly defined operational outcomes (Objectives) for Volkswagen sales department.
(A.C 4.2) Produce a network plan indicating the resultant critical path analysis.
(A.C 4.3) Justify how quality management methods are carefully used in improving Volkswagen
Attachment:- Management in Business.rar