below are the 4 questions which need to be answered with examples (Three easy rules to answer these questions - Write theory, Explain theory, Use theory, i.e, demonstrate with examples).
Q1. The operations strategy of an organisation needs to articulate the relationship between its operational objectives and the means of achieving them.
Analyse the operations strategy of an organisation that you are familiar with and using practical examples, explain and discuss how the relationship between the concepts of the business model and the operating model of the organisation is achieved.
Q2 One of the key tasks involved in designing a supply network is to configure the network to achieve the best operations performance.
Describe the supply network configuration of an organisation that you are familiar with. Evaluate and analyse how effective the current configuration is in achieving the best operations performance. In your answer, you should describe all the external supply network members connected to the organisation, discuss the reasoning behind current configuration decisions and provide recommendations for improvement.
Q3 Select an operation or a process in your organisation (or any organisation you are familiar with) and evaluate the effectiveness of its core "Resource Planning and Control" activities. Provide detail recommendations on how these activities can be improved. In your answer you should briefly introduce the organisation and sufficiently explain the operation or process.
Q4 To optimise operations, managers can follow two approaches: breakthrough improvement and continuous improvement.
In your organisation (or any organisation that you are familiar with) select one operation suitable for breakthrough improvement and another operation suitable for continuous improvement.Justify the reasons behind your selections and demonstrate how these operations can be improved. In your analysis, you are required to use atleast one technique for each improvement approach.