GE COMPANY (Strategic Operations Management )

Business Administration Strategic Operations Management
Strategic Operations Management September 20 13 ? NCC Education Ltd 2013
University of Wales BSc (Hons) in Business Administration
Module name: Strategic Operations Management
Level: Level 6
Semester: Autumn 2013
Issue date: September 2013
Submission deadline: Week 7
Module Weighting: 35%
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BSc (Hons) in Business Administration Strategic Operations Management
Strategic Operations Management September 20 13 ? NCC Education Ltd 2013
Assignment Guidance
The learning outcomes assessed in this assignment are as follows: LO Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria
1
Critically review Strategic Operations Management issues and practices which cover manufacturing, product/service and administrative sectors
Critical review of GE’s Strategic Operations Management activities from manufacturing, product/service and administrative perspectives
2
Critically evaluate new Operations Management concepts, practices and techniques that develop globally to achieve organisational competitive advantage
Critical assessment of GE’s global capability and evidence of competitive advantage in their products and services.
3
Critically evaluate the importance of a strategic approach to Operations Management in the drive to make manufacturing, product/service and administrative organisations more effective and competitively placed
Critical review of GE’s use of Operations Strategy to increase their overall effectiveness and competitiveness
? It is the student’s responsibility to familiarise themselves with the NCC Education Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism policy contained in the Programme Handbook.
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This request must be accompanied by supporting evidence.
? This assignment is worth 35% of the overall final mark for the module.
? Students should write no more than 2500 words for this assignment.
? Students are encouraged to read widely in preparing for the assignment and make reference to articles in academic journals and other relevant sources.
? All references should be cited in text and included in a reference section at the end of the report using the Harvard Referencing Scheme.
? This assignment must be submitted by the due date and time as given on the front of this assignment.
? Please refer to the Assessment Criteria contained in the Programme Handbook which shows how the level of marking relates to your standard of work.
Submission Requirements
You must read and understand NCC Education’s policy on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism’.
You must complete the attached form Statement and Confirmation of Own Work’.
You must attach the completed form to your assignment.
BSc (Hons) in Business Administration Strategic Operations Management
Strategic Operations Management September 20 13 ? NCC Education Ltd 2013
Case Study/Scenario
GE works on things that matter. The best people and the best technologies taking on the toughest challenges. Finding solutions in energy, health and home, transportation and finance. Building, powering, moving and curing the world. Not just imagining. Doing. GE works.
– From the GE website, http://www.ge.com/ (accessed 4th September 2013).
Effective Strategic Operations Management lies at the heart of this competitiveness. Investigate GE (use this web aIDress as the starting point €“ http://www.ge.com/ ), and produce a fully referenced report (using the Harvard Style) of approximately 2500 words, that critically analyses the use of strategic operation management and innovation principles within GE.
The report should include clear links to relevant academic theory based on your findings, and how these relate to the material used during the course.
Your report should contain the following:
? A brief overview of the critical importance of strategic operations management to a world class company.
AND
? Critical review of GE’s Strategic Operations Management activities from manufacturing and product/service perspectives.
30 marks
? Critical assessment of GE’s global capability and evidence of competitive advantage in their product and services.
30 marks
? Critical review of GE’s use of Operations Strategy to increase their overall effectiveness and competitiveness.
30 marks
? Relevant conclusions and recommendations
10 marks
? References
The report should not be merely descriptive, but instead should analyse and synthesise the material to build arguments that ultimately produce a coherent document that demonstrates your learning and understanding, and its application. There must be evidence of the application of concepts and models from the module and research from a range of reputable sources, e.g. academic journals, published conference papers, books etc.
BSc (Hons) in Business Administration Strategic Operations Management
Strategic Operations Management September ember 20 13 ? NCC Education Ltd 2013
Statement and Confirmation of Own Work
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