Assignment: Operations Management
Write a 6 to 8 pages paper in which you:
• Evaluate two to four weaknesses that are evident in the selected organization's product life cycle. Generate a new product design and product selection, and then determine three strategies that the organization needs in order to strengthen the operation. Provide support for the rationale.
• Determine the key components of supply chain management for the company you have selected. Â Determine three major issues that could affect the structuring, sourcing, purchasing, and the supply chain of your organization. Provide a solution to each issue.
• Develop a total quality management tool that identifies and analyzes any future issues. Provide a rationale for developing the selected tool.
• Analyze three advantages in employing the just-in-time philosophy in your organization. Evaluate three to five means in which the philosophy could potentially impact quality assurance. Provide specific examples to support your response.
• Determine a qualitative and quantitative forecasting method for your operation. Next, create a table in which you identify the characteristics of the operation that relate to each method. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each method.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.