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Submission deadline: 1 December 2011 Please make sure that you read all parts of the TMA and the guidance notes carefully before attempting this TMA. About TMA 01 TMA 01 assesses your learning in Block 2 of B203. Your main challenge here is to use what you have learned through the activities undertaken in this block and provide a coherent answer to the questions asked below. Learning outcomes of TMA 01 In completing this assessment you will demonstrate your:
understanding of concepts covered in Block 2 ability to understand and analyse critically key ideas and theories within the subject of operations management ability to apply concepts from Block 2 to answer the questions asked here ability to apply theoretical ideas in practical settings ability to present your analysis in a clear, coherent and concise form and draw relevant conclusions.
Word limit: 2,000 words overall.
Question 1 Choose two of the organisations featured in the DVD (Vue, Fullers Brewery or Elm Surgery). What are the similarities and differences in the management of operations in these two organisations? Your answer to Part 1 of TMA 01 should be approximately 1,700 words.
Question 1 Write a short report (between 250300 words) in which you reflect on what you have learned about how the functional theories that you have read about in this block can be applied to the Nortel case. How has your participation in this activity deepened your understanding? Question 2
Your tutor will assess your TGF contributions to the activities related to this block and award you up to five marks for your participation. You do not need to provide any further information with your TMA to gain these marks.
operations strategy design planning and control supply chain management quality and performance.
Although you may want to consider each of these in your answer, you should highlight those aspects of operations management that you consider to be most important to the organisations that you have chosen to write about.
The second five of these marks are based on your tutors monitoring of your contributions to all the TGF discussions associated with B203 Block 2. Links to discussion activities and materials on the module website are made available at the start of each block, as indicated on your study planner. You can gain full marks though active participation in all TGF discussions for Block 2. Your tutor cannot award you marks for these group discussion activities if you do not participate in at least two of the activities posted.