Proposal for Final Project

(Refer to the Personal Learning Profile you developed for your Week Two assignment and any feedback provided by your instructor to determine if you need to refine your responses as you complete this section.)

1. The paper fulfills the purpose of the assignment as described in the syllabus and in this document (up to 10 points)

You need to provide a summary of your learning for this week, particularly in response to the “learning outcomes” in your own words. Your tutor will ask students to present their responses to the class at the next tutorial session.

Based on your Week 3 collaborative learning team discussion, submit, individually, a 350- to 700-word summary of the

The results and findings were clearly explained and examined all aspects of the study. Langer (2002) gives a clear table indicating the demographic variables of ten students who took part in the study. The nine interview questions offered a review of how the students responded toward the use of journals in the course. Some common themes emerged from the journal readings and interview question responses. The implications of the results and findings were

Operations Management in an organisation is repsonsible for managing and in making decisions concerning the activities that convert inputs into outputs , that is goods and services. This covers both short term actvities as well as longer term activities to meet strategic goals. Inputs can be the raw materaials need to manufacture goods such as furniture or the computers needed to create a service like online shopping site. Operation management’s role is to make decisions to improve how operation activities function, for example, to improve the final quality of the output or to change production methods to be more efficient in terms of cost and in time.

My capstone project has been a fast pace moving journey. This has been an intensive and active learning project that has consumed my daily thoughts. I am hoping that I have presented my written capstone project in a thorough, organized, concise, logical and clear matter. Chapters1-3 and revision of the matrix for chapter 3 are completed and are scheduled to be re-submitted this week. Every time I revisit the project I feel compel to add more and more information. I am thankful to have another semester to work on chapters 4-5. This project does require 3 semesters to complete, but when I took the first class the capstone was called a research project and not a capstone project, therefore I had to start all over again. My preceptor,

No assigned readings or case discussions. This class is reserved for introductions, familiarization with the syllabus and course policies, and a review of concepts from the core strategy and process management classes.

Operations, Strategy and Operations Strategy. (n.d.). Operations, Strategy and Operations Strategy. Retrieved July 17, 2016, from

These must be real journals, which you can find in online sources such as the ASU Online Library, but can not be online only web sites. In addition, you can use one or two, maximum of two, web sources such as Wikipedia if it helps you with a definition; however, the majority of your paper must be based on real journal and/or textbook references. My recommendation is you uses the ASU Online Library search rather than Google. You will spend hours searching through Google looking for real journal articles; however, in the ASU Online Library (you will find it in your MyASU), you can quickly narrow your search to books and journals only. Attached is a brief lecture on using the ASU Online Library search for real journal

The   course   packet   and   the   textbook   Operations   Strategy:   Principles   and   Practice   by   J.   A.  Van  Mieghem.     Other  textbooks  that  can  give  complementary  viewpoints  on  operations  strategy:     1. Operations  Strategy:  Competing  in  the  21st  Century.    S.  L.  Beckman  and  D.  B.   Rosenfield.  McGraw-­‐‑Hill,  2007.   2. Operations,  Strategy,  and  Technology:  Pursuing  the  competitive  edge.  R.  Hayes,   G.  Pisano,  D.  Upton  and  S.  Wheelwright.  Wiley,  2005.   3. Operations  Strategy  by  Slack  and  Lewis.    Prentice  Hall,  2003.   4. Manufacturing  Strategy  by  Hill.    Irwin  McGraw-­‐‑Hill,  2000.     Other  business  books  that  may  be  of  interest  to  students  taking  this  course:     1. Supply  Chain  Management:  Strategy,  Planning  and  Operations  by  Chopra  and   Meindl.    Prentice  Hall.   2. Clock  Speed  by  Charles  H.  Fine   3. Mass  Customization

Please note you have three assignments for this week. The case study, the weekly assignment and continue working on the final draft for the individual research project.

As I seek to enter the workforce/company, one of the first things that I wish to remember is the importance the company has placed on their strategic planning and goals. How decisions made by this team will directly affect the operations, finance, accounting, purchasing and administrative departments. The things that help to make any organization successful, are the value the organization places on their strategic, and operational goals. Therefore, before taking a position with a company I hope to learn as much as I can about the various functions of the company, and how each department works with the next in order to achieve these goals. Thus, I hope to use the knowledge I have gained in this class in operations management to access the company’s operational strategies. This should be reflective in their mission and vision statements as well as their financial reports. I would also look for the value they place on ethics, corporate responsibility and giving back to the community. I feel a company’s success will be directly tied to how effective they are in meeting the daily challenges of processes/production/service, operations, and sales. The value placed on these specific areas will be evident by their success and reflective in both their short and long term goals, in their financial statements.

5.2.2 Homework (15%): Each student must submit a project proposal form, with enclosed budget and Ms Project schedule, before Session 8. Details will be announced.

Implementing this strategy requires unique resources and skills. It incorporates different organizational arrangements, control procedures, and inventive systems.