Competency

Analyze the role of operations management in organizational performance.

Student Success Criteria

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Scenario

You are a consultant with a major consulting firm and have been brought in for a client to advise them on their Operational Strategy. Working closely with the Executive team, the client wants to ensure that they are using the best practices from the industry in operations management and organizational performance processes.

Instructions

You will create an Industry Report outlining how your client could use industry best practices to increase organizational performance in operations management. Conduct research on the best practices for using operations management in organizational performance measurements and include the following in your Industry Report:

• Determine what are some industry best practices that companies are using in operational performance.
• Outline how your client could use operations management to streamline their performance.
• Determine what operational measurements your client can use to measure performance.
• Provide your recommendation from your research on best practices for operations management and organizational performance.
• Provide attribution for credible sources (minimum of 3 scholarly sources).
• Use APA format and apply professional language supported with evidence (in-text citations and references in APA style) and free of errors.

Resources

Access library databases in the Resources tab of this course. Recommended databases include First Research for industry information, Mergent Online or Hoovers for company information, and Business Source Complete via EBSCO or Business via ProQuest for articles.

Rubric

A – 4 – Mastery

Comprehensively determines some industry best practices using in operational performance in a well-written Industry Report.

A – 4 – Mastery

Comprehensively outlines how your client could use operations management to streamline their performance in a well-written Industry Report.

Comprehensively determines what operational measurements how your client can use to measure performance in a well-written Industry Report.

A – 4 – Mastery

Comprehensively provides recommendations from research on best practices for operations management and organizational performance to support your client’s success in a well-written Industry Report

A – 4 – Mastery

Exemplary use of professional language and thoroughly supported with evidence (in-text citations and references in the correct APA style). Established a concisely stated scholarly position using at least 3 scholarly sources appropriate for purpose, format, style, and audience and free of errors.