Module 02 Course Project - Company Selection

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This assignment will be 4 different parts - posted throughout the next 4 weeks. The first part is the following 1-2 page paper. Please also see attached. This has all the information about what the project is all about and what is required, along with the grading rubric for the below 1-2 page paper.

In 1-2 pages, answer the following questions:

What company will you research and what makes it interesting from an Operations Management perspective?
What do you already know about this topic and what research questions do you expect to answer?
What kinds of sources (for example, company website, annual report, government websites, and library articles) do you plan to use for research?
Why are you interested in this topic?

Below is the grading rubric for this weeks assignment. Please make sure to cover all.

Criteria	Weight
Describes what makes company interesting from an operations management perspective	30
Describes what student already knows about the topic and what research questions they expect to answer	30
Explains why student is interested in this company	40
Total	100

Below is theproject overview of what the whole project is about so please choose a company that you will be able to accomplish all parts.

Project Overview

For your course project, you will be researching an organization of your choice and applying key concepts that you are learning to that organization. You will begin by providing an overview of the organization and then detailing four specific aspects of its operations. Some topics to consider are facility layouts, process, inventory management, quality standards, logistics, and/or operational improvement initiatives. You will also consider the organization's operational challenges in overseas markets. An evaluation of these topics will provide you with an increased awareness of operations management and its applications within an organization

Requirements- this will be completed throughout all 4 weeks- not this paper alone that is being required now.

Your final paper must 7 - 8 pages long besides a cover page and a reference page. It should demonstrate a strong thesis statement supported by research from at least 3 scholarly sources. Both a references page and in text citations must be in APA format.

Your paper should include the following:

A brief description of the organization and industry they selected
At least four key concepts relevant to Operations Management in your organization
An explanation of how these elements directly relate to Operations Management
An analysis of how these concepts work together to resolve business problems
An analysis of how these (4) concepts reflect effective management and efficiency
An evaluation of operations concerns in global markets
An evaluation of corporate social responsibility issues with regards to quality and industry standards.

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