Daily Archives: September 29, 2021

Task 1: Find a new product on Indiegogo, Kickstarter or similar website with limited Marketing initiatives.

Tip: It is beneficial for you if the product you select has a reasonable amount of information e.g. proposed price, product details etc. This will help you with task 2.

Task 2: Once you have decided on your product you should carry out an audit of the operating environment, researching the product, sector and environment.

Tip: You should consider the opportunities and challenges your product may face, these could include (but are not limited to) rivals, distribution, market demand etc.

Things to consider:

Analyse how your product captures and demonstrates value. Is your product truly innovative or is it just a slight variation of an existing product? How does it differentiate itself….

Candy and Caramel, two good friends, had been discussing starting a confectionary business. After some thought, they decided to start a chocolate manufacturing business with the niche of using only “environmentally friendly” raw materials. The focus of the proposed business was to sell these chocolates to an exclusive high-end market. Candy was extremely excited at the prospect of the business and soon arranged for a large order of assorted nuts from Brazil at a cost of RM 25,000. She signed the agreement as “Candy, acting solely on behalf of Chocolicious Sdn. Bhd.” In early August 2020, Caramel and Candy successfully incorporated Chocolicious Sdn. Bhd., with an initial investment of 500,000 fully paid up shares of RM 1 each. Both Candy and Caramel were directors of the company. Later….

DryIce, Inc. is a manufacturer of air conditioners that has seen its demand grow significantly. The company anticipates nationwide demand for the next year to be 180,000 units in the South, 120,000 units in the Midwest, 110,000 units in the East, and 100,000 units in the West. Managers at DryIce are designing the manufacturing network and have selected four potential sites – New York, Atlanta, Chicago, and San Diego. Plants could have a capacity of either 200,000 or 400, 000 units. The annual fixed costs at the four locations are shown in Table 5-6, along with the cost of producing and shipping an air conditioner to each of the four markets. Where should DryIce build its factories and how large should they be?

There are 2 Parts in Assignment

1)Report of 2500 words2)Poster presentation Part1 Introduction: This assessment asks you to draw on your learnings from the unit covering all main topics, applying theoretical concept, and ultimately communicate these in the form of a report. The unit intended learning outcomes (ILO) that relate to this assessment task are:1.Demonstrate a critical understanding of operations and quality management and strategyboth in theory and in practice2.Demonstrate and define the key theoretical and practice issues, decisions and processesinvolved in managing manufacturing and service transformations3.Analyse and critically address complex issues in contemporary operations and qualitymanagement practice4.Apply theoretical knowledge to an applied research project using operations managementtheoryMain assignment: This assignment assesses your knowledge about operations management (OM)anditsimplementation. Choose a new product/servicetointroduceintothe market. It is important tomention that….

Name Analyse an ethical scenario Type Written Assignment Learning Outcomes 1, 3 Weighting 60% Marked out of 60 Task Description This assignment addresses APSTs 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 Word Limit: 2250 words (excluding references) Apply your knowledge of ethical perspectives developed in the course to analyse one ethical scenario (provided) (scenario 2 attached) and argue for a course of action. The scenario will focus on key teacher challenges. You are required to: ? Identify the features of the scenario that make the situation ethically challenging ? Apply each of the ethical perspectives ( consequentialism, deontology, care ethic and virtue ethic ) when analysing the scenario ? Describe and argue for possible courses of action supported by the ethical perspectives used in the analysis

Learning is a persistent change in performance or potential that results from experience and interaction. Reflective learning is the process of stepping back from these experiences and reflecting on how skills, attitudes, mindset and behaviours have evolved. Your reflective essay must cover the following: • Introduction. • A brief discussion on the value of reflective practice for managers and leaders • A personal reflection on learnings from the capstone subject and consultancy research process. • A personal reflection on skills developed over the MBA. • A personal reflection on how these will assist in future career endeavours. • Conclusions. • Reference list. The reflective essay should include a discussion of learnings from both a theoretical and practical perspective. Additionally, insights from undertaking assessments and research, capstone lessons as….