Assessment brief

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Word count 4000 words (excluding references/diagrams/figures).

Module learning 1. Comprehensively understand the interrelationships and

outcomes (numbered) interdependencies between capacity, inventory and
delivery performance.
2. Critically evaluate how to manage capacity, inventory and
delivery to achieve effective and efficient operational
performance.
3. Compare and contrast different tools and techniques for the
planning and control of logistics and operations
management and justify their use in a variety of operational
environments.
4. Demonstrate awareness of appropriate technology and
critically appraise how it can be applied to improve
operations management within a supply chain.

Learning outcomes See above.

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Assessment Brief
Question 1

State your team’s name (Coffee Fanatic) and the final net worth (- £207,676) of your
company.

You finished the aerials production simulation exercise having completed week 24. Table 2,
below, shows the demand ratio patterns for both products, Standard and XL, from week 0
until week 35.
Create a detailed Master Production Schedule (MPS) for weeks 25 to 35 for your aerials
business, which includes materials ordering.
Table 2 - Capacity and demand ratio pattern for the Standard and XL products

Stage Time period % Demand for Standard % Demand for XL

1 0 to week 20 100% 0%
2 Week 21 to 29 100% +50%
3 Week 30-35* 30% 70%
*Identify the total demand (Standard +XL) as per Stage 2. For Stage 3, apply the new % ratio to the
total (Standard + XL from Stage 2). The totals for Stage 2 and 3 should be the same – it is only the
ratio of product Stage 3 that changes.

Once the MPS is made, critically evaluate your MPS and identify how it will improve on your
team’s previous performance during the module on:
- Penalties your team may have received,
- overcoming any weaknesses & increasing any strengths, with respect to forecasting,
capacity management and inventory management,
- the management of any risks associated with your proposed MPS.
- propose a suitable planning & control system for your company.
35 marks
Question 2
First select one area from the module (i.e., forecasting, capacity management, inventory
management, scheduling, Lean, or control & planning systems) and identify one recent or
emerging technology that you believe is, or could, add value if effectively applied to a
company in an industry you are familiar with （ ex. Construction, Manufacture ） . Your
‘company’ can be selected from a relevant MarketLine ‘industry profile’ report. Critically
assess the application of the technology, identify the business benefits (general and/or
specific to the chosen LOM area), and discuss the challenges in implementing this
technology to your company.
35 marks

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