opmt 620

Operations Management – Team Project Instructions

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OPMT620 – Team Project Instructions

General Instructions

The students will be grouped into teams of three students. The team will prepare a

written and oral presentation as outlined below.

Methodology

The team should take the role of a consultant or senior analyst assigned to report on the

issues to senior management.

In all cases students are expected to research at least 5 peer-reviewed articles (e.g.,

journal papers) about the topic in discussion to help support their analysis. Wikipedia, blogs,

and other unreliable web sources will not be accepted.

Written Presentation (70% of total marks)

The team will prepare a written presentation, which must be submitted, to the

instructor, along with an oral Presentation and a copy of the PowerPoint in the handout format.

The text should be double-spaced and should be done in a professional manner. You

should include copies of all tables, diagrams, etc. used in your presentation. The cover sheet

should include team member names. The team will provide one copy of their analysis to the

instructor at the beginning of the class.

There is not a firm guideline of the report content. However, it is important that the

following information be present.

1. Cover page with the usual information – student information, title, subtitle, course and

section names and numbers.

2. Executive summary – the report is addressed to senior management of the company in

question.

3. Table of contents.

4. Content This is dependent upon what type of project is, e.g. whether it is research-oriented, or practical problem-solving. The topics for Group Project may vary, you should visit the course website for update.

Oral Presentation (30% of total marks)

The team will prepare an oral presentation and the script, PowerPoint slides and any

other aides prepared must be submitted to the instructor, along with the written presentation.

The presentation should be your professional best, last approximately 30 minutes (but

no more than 30 minutes), and each team member should have a part. You should illustrate

your presentation with computer-projected PowerPoint slides.

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There will be a session after each presentation where the rest of the students are

expected to question the presenters on any points that were not made clear and/or bring up

their own ideas on the case.