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Operations Consulting

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Assignment Content

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Purpose of Assignment 

The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn how to develop an operations consulting proposal. 

Resources 

Operations and Supply Chain Management, Ch. 25; Microsoft®PowerPoint®

Assignment 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-slide Microsoft®PowerPoint® presentation of an operations consulting engagement proposal to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the target firm.

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Operations Consulting Grading Guide

OPS/571 Version 8

Operations Management

Individual Assignment: Operations Consulting

Purpose of Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn how to develop an Operations Consulting proposal.

Resources Required

Microsoft® PowerPoint®, Operations and Supply Chain Management: Ch. 25

Content	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
Choose a business in the media which is having difficulties with its operating model or one which is struggling in your community.
Evaluated how all or some of the items from the Operations Consulting Tool Kit could help this business get back on track.
Determined the resources and data needed to deploy an operations consulting engagement with this business.
Developed a business case (including financial benefits) on how operations consulting can have a positive impact on the business.
Developed a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation of an operations consulting engagement proposal to the Chief Operating Officer and CEO of the target firm.
		Total Available	Total Earned
		85	#/85

Presentation Guidelines	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The presentation is laid out with effective use of headings, font styles, font sizes, and white space.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
The presentation includes an introduction and conclusion that preview and review major points.
Major points are stated clearly; are supported by specific details, examples, or analysis; and are organized logically.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.
		Total Available	Total Earned
		35	#/35

Assignment Total	#	120	#/120
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