FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT, LAW & SOCIAL SCIENCE / SCHOOL OF

MANAGEMENT 

Operations Management, OIM7503-A

Assessment

Submission Date: 18th January 2021

Individual assignment

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

• This assignment will contribute 100% of the assessment, and it will be in the form
of a report and should be typed or word-processed.
• Maximum words 2000 excluding references.  
• The assignment must be submitted via the module Canvas site as a single file.
• All work must be adequately supported by academic/published material and
correctly attributed to the source using the Harvard system.
• Failure to meet this deadline will result in a mark of zero being awarded (Bradford
University Regulations). In some circumstances it is possible to be granted an
extension – you should read the guidelines provided by the Administration site
on Canvas.

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Aim of the assignment

The aim of the assignment is to show your understanding of a number of the key ideas
and concepts covered in the module and your ability to apply those concepts in a
meaningful way. All work must be adequately supported by academic/published
material and correctly attributed to the source using the Harvard system. The
assignment will involve a combination of analysis and interpretation. Analysis the
following two case studies: case study 1 is worth 60 marks, and maximum words 1200
for case study 1 excluding references; case study 2 is worth 40 marks, and maximum
words 800 for case study 2 excluding references.

Case study 1: Subtext Studios Singapore (60 marks)

The case study can be accessed from the core book titled Operations
Management, Slack, N., Brandon-Jones, L., and Johnson, R. (2019), Pearson,
9e, pp.349-351 (e-version is available from the Library)

Discuss the following:

• Elaborate what went wrong with the fifty-three slash F job? (20 marks)
• What were the problems with the sub-Text’s planning and control? (20
marks)
• What would you suggest that sub-Text do to avoid making the same
mistakes again and to tighten up it’s planning and control procedures? (20
marks)

Case study 2: Design house partnerships at Concept Design Services (40 marks)

The case study can be accessed from the core book titled Operations
Management, Slack, N., Brandon-Jones, L., and Johnson, R. (2019), Pearson,
9e, pp.32-34 (e-version is available from the Library)

Discuss the following:

• Why is operations management so important in this company? (10marks)

• What challenges or problems faced by the company? (15 marks)
• What would you recommend to the company if it asked you to advise it in
improving its operations? (15 marks)

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Hint: Describing the theory does not demonstrate that you understand it – we are
looking for something that shows that you can apply the theory to these situations.

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