OPS400Colorado State University Global Infrastructure Group Paper
Although not a requirement I would like this project to be between 2-3 pages with a cover page and references in APA format. Option #1 & #2For your first Portfolio Milestone, decide on the organization that
you will cover in your Portfolio Project. Name and briefly describe an
organization of your choice, including its mission. The organization may
be your workplace, an organization that you are familiar with, or an
organization discovered in your research. Information about the
organization must be publicly available and properly referenced in your
work.Give at least one in-text citation to go on your final reference list
that would help a reader learn more details about this organization.Rubric
OPS400 Mod 2 PM
OPS400 Mod 2 PM
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Requirements
10.0
to >8.0 pts
Meets Expectation
The Milestone includes all of the required components, as specified in the assignment.
8.0
to >6.0 pts
Approaches Expectation
The Milestone includes most of the required components, as specified in the assignment.
6.0
to >4.0 pts
Below Expectation
The Milestone includes some of the required components, as specified in the assignment.
4.0
to >0 pts
Limited Evidence
The Milestone includes few of the required components, as specified in the assignment.
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Application of Source Material
5.0
to >4.0 pts
Meets Expectation
Sources
well or adequately chosen to provide substance and perspectives on the
issue; knowledge from the course linked properly to source material.
4.0
to >3.0 pts
Approaches Expectation
Some significant but not major problems with selection and linkage of sources.
3.0
to >2.0 pts
Below Expectation
Major problems with selection and linkage of sources.
2.0
to >0 pts
Limited Evidence
Source selection is seriously flawed; no linkage to knowledge from the course.
5.0 ptsThe following is for your reference and is NOT due for another 7 weeks, I only include it as a guide to what the final portfolio should look like. (I will post this as a future question inviting only you.)
The final Portfolio Project is structured to help demonstrate your
understanding of the course material, as well as the implications of new
knowledge gained from outside research. You will choose an organization
which may be your workplace, an organization that you are familiar
with, or an organization discovered in your research. Information about
the subject organization must be publicly available and properly
referenced in your work. As part of the initial Portfolio Project
milestone due in Module 4, you must secure instructor approval for the
organization selected for your Portfolio Project.Based on your analysis, write an assessment about the subject
organization’s OM strategy and practices. When writing the assessment,
assume the role of a highly-regarded operations management professional
commissioned to review, analyze, and describe the organization’s OM for
achieving increased sustainable business value. Your assessment should
address the following key elements:
Organization: Name and briefly describe an organization
of your choice, including its mission. (This will be the subject of the
first of three Portfolio Milestones, due at the end of Module 2.)
Overview: Provide an overview of this paper so the
reader gets familiarity with the purpose, content, and overall
organization of the paper. ( This will be the subject of the second of
three Portfolio Milestones, due at the end of Module 4.)
Operations Management: Define OM and relate the subject
organization’s mission, operational strategy, and productivity
measurements; compare and contrast OM with project management. (This
will be the subject of the third and last of three Portfolio Milestones,
due at the end of Module 6.)
OM Forecasting: Define forecasting in the context of
OM, identify the subject organization’s forecasting methods and
practices, relate the Seven Steps in the forecasting system to the
subject organization, highlight potential ethical considerations related
to the subject organization’s forecasting, and recap applicable lessons
learned based on your forecasting simulation experience.
Define Operations: Define design of goods and services
and relate it to the subject organization, and highlight the OM process,
location, and human resource strategy in the context of the subject
organization.
Quality Management: Define quality and identify common
OM quality management best practices, identify the subject
organization’s quality management methodology, and recap the applicable
lessons learned based on your quality management simulation experience.
Additionally, build a house of quality to show five customer
requirements and product/service characteristics to meet them. Explain
the process of product characteristics selection and how these customer
requirements are met.
Human Resources, Job Design, and Work Measurement:
Define the role of human resources, job design, and work measurement in
ensuring competitiveness and high productivity for the subject
organization.
Supply Chain Management: Define supply chain management
(SCM), designate the subject organization’s SCM strategy and explain
the basis for determination, describe the subject organization’s use of
technology for SCM, identify potential SCM risks and SCM ethical
considerations related to the subject organization, and recap the
applicable lessons learned in your supply chain management simulation
experience.
Inventory Management: Define inventory management, its
importance, and common inventory models; identify the subject
organization’s inventory management practices; and identify potential
ethical considerations related to the subject organization.
Operations Manager Job Description: Imagine you are
hiring an operations manager for this company. Prepare a comprehensive
job description with clearly articulated bulleted duties that describes
what is expected for this role (no more than two pages).
Conclusion: Provide key lessons learned from various sections and a summary of the paper (less than one page).
References: (Portfolio Milestone 3, due at the end of Module 4; you can also add more references after Module 4.)Submit your Portfolio Project paper as a single Microsoft Word
document to the Module 8 submissions area established for this purpose.Your essay should address the following requirements:Your well-written OM assessment essay thesis should be 12 to 15
pages in length, which does not include the required title, reference,
of appendix pages.Format your paper per the CSU-Global Guide to Writing & APA (Links to an external site.), which includes an introduction and conclusion.Include a title and a reference page.Cite at least six current (within last five years) scholarly
references, excluding our or other textbooks, to support your assertions
and conclusions.Include an appendix for tables and figures.Please write clearly, concisely, and cohesively; use section level headers to organize the key elements of your thesis.Option #1: Product-Based Operations Management Assessment
The purpose of the Portfolio Project is to apply your synthesis of
current research about operations management (OM) to a global
product-oriented organization. For your Portfolio Project, you are
required to select a global organization that has a predominately
product-oriented mission as the subject for your OM assessment.Option #2: Service-Based Operations Management Assessment
The purpose of the Portfolio Project is to apply your synthesis of current research about operations management (OM) to a global service-oriented organization. For your Portfolio Project, you are required to select a global organization that has a predominately service-oriented mission as the subject for your OM assessment