BMO7007 - Research Operations Assignment

Overview

This Research Operations Assignment (ROA) requires students to find out the state of knowledge in a concept area and apply it to a business situation.
This is an individual assessment.

Each student is to choose a topic from the syllabus (i.e., a weekly/session topic or a part of a topic) and prepare an explanation of the topic as a business report. This explanation communicates the case to the higher management of your workplace, stating why the information would be important to improve the contemporary planning and control of manufacturing and operations of a chosen type of business (i.e. what product) and clarifies the theory behind this critical area.

The report should be written in your own words (don’t copy/quote from journal articles) using key references in the body of the text to back up your statements or arguments. It should be written in a good essay style with all relevant references at the end (provide 20 good journal references) formatted in Harvard style (Refer VU Library link for the referencing style Library Guide opens in new window.
Endnote referencing is mandatory.

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PURPOSE

The purpose of this assessment task is to:

• Develop professionally appropriate, structured, formal written communication. 
• Gain an understanding of what is known about a topic on planning and control of manufacturing and operations, using latest knowledge from international journal papers. 
• Summarise the most important knowledge about a topic area on planning and control of manufacturing and operations which is applicable to practical context in managing a manufacturing operation. 
• To apply the knowledge derived from academic manuscripts to a chosen company in Australia or overseas. 
• Develop evidence-based, persuasive arguments responding to contemporary issues. 
• Develop leadership and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively as a part of a team.

The Learning Outcomes of this assessment task are to:

• LO 1: Implement knowledge and the underlying principles to production planning and control related to manufacturing systems; 
• LO 2: Critically reflect upon the theoretical approaches and analyse their applications to devise strategies in manufacturing and operations related cases; 
• LO 4: Integrate transition of the production planning and control systems into the cyber-physical systems of Industry 4.0 and Supply Chain 4.0 context. 

 ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE

The lecturer will explain in detail the assignment requirements and help with the choice of topics in Session 1. Students are to choose a topic from the syllabus (i.e., a weekly/session topic or a part of a topic) and prepare the business report. The lecturer will talk about the ‘method and progress’ of the ROAs and ‘progress and write up’ in Session 2. Students may ask questions/consult the lecturer at the end of the sessions.

Topics must be researched on a post-graduate level covering such resources as international journal papers, state-of-the-art consultancy papers in Australia and globally, applying a critical approach to the material. Students who are not familiar with conducting literature reviews should attend an introduction to the use of electronic databases to access international journal articles at the VU Library.

All references must appear in the body of the text to back up your statements and use 20 good references. Written work must follow the guidelines set out in Campbell G. (2001) The Little Black Book, Victoria University, Footscray. Use Endnote for referencing. 

Submissions must include: 

• Cover sheet 
• A brief executive summary and a table of contents should be provided at the beginning of the business report. 
• Structure your report under the following key headings: Introduction of the concept. 
• Background literature (literature review of theory). 
• Current status (how the concept applied in other similar businesses and consequences). 
• Recommendations (how the concept can be applied to your business)  
• Conclusion 

A digital copy of the ROA assignment must be submitted by a chosen team member via Dropbox on VU Collaborate.

 INSTRUCTIONS WITH SUB-INSTRUCTIONS

To get started on your assessment task, please follow the below instructions.

1. 1. Pick a suitable topic from your BMO7007 syllabus (i.e., a weekly/session topic or a part of a topic). 
   2. Select a company you are familiar with, in Australia or overseas. 
   3. Review the relevant literature on your topic going through academic databases and select the most relevant literature.  
   4. Compile the report on the manufacturing and operations theories you understand.  
   5. Explain how this theory/concept is used in other similar contexts/companies.  
   6. Implement what you have learnt to the company you have chosen. 
   7. Explain and critically reflect upon why this theory/concept is suitable for your company.  
   8. Compile the report and submit it to the VU collaborate dropbox.