Case: HEWLETT PACKARD
Assess the overall effectiveness of the strategic policy implementation plan by performing an advanced SWOT analysis of implementation strategies chosen for the project. This refined analysis should be in-depth and seek a greater degree of facility than in previous SWOT analyses.
Strengths: What does the organization or situation have working in it that will assure a smooth implementation? Is there any strength that can be leveraged to improve the implementation process?
Weaknesses: What does the organization or situation have that will hinder implementation? Is there any weakness that is a showstopper as far as implementing you plan?
Opportunities: What opportunities exist that will dictate changes in implementation techniques? Is there an opportunity that can be used to overcome a serious weakness or threat?
Threats: What threats confront the operations management that will make certain implementation techniques unfeasible? Are there any strengths that can be used to overcome these threats?
Indicate how these implementation strategies can be integrated into the overall implementation plan. Particular attention should be paid to any issues within the operations management or situation that would make implementation too costly or likely to fail to win sufficient support from stakeholders within the organization.
Particular attention should be paid to potential resistance to change within the organization
Prepare a rough budget or financial overview of the cost of implementation. This assignment should form the basis for how this project will come together. This will facilitate charting the direction and assessing the overall value of the project and evaluating the challenges that the project will encounter.
Objective: Develop and apply new strategies and techniques for managing the supply chain as the global economy evolves.
Develop and implement an approach to convert project requirements into a project plan that meets cost, schedule and performance requirements.
To explore the interdependencies between product and process design, production and service strategies, inventory planning, and quality.
Demonstrate collaborative, analytical and communication skills.