Homework: Operations Consulting
Purpose of Homework
The purpose of this Homework is for students to learn how to develop an operations consulting proposal.
Resources
Operations and Supply Chain Management, Ch. 25; Microsoft PowerPoint
Homework Steps
Choose a business in the media having difficulties with its operating model or one which is struggling in your community.
Evaluate how all or some of the items from the Operations Consulting Tool Kit in Operations and Supply Chain Management could help this business get back on track.
Determine the resources and data you will need to deploy an operations consulting engagement with this business.
Develop a business case including financial benefits on how operations consulting can have a positive impact on the business.
Develop a 10 to 15 slides Microsoft PowerPoint presentation of an operations consulting engagement proposal to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the target firm.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.