Unit 1 Activity

Activity #1

Choose a company that creates a product or offers a service that you are familiar. Using the company website and additional research, list the inputs that the company uses to produce outputs. Define the outputs created. After creating this list, discuss the additional functional units within the organization that are important to the final product. How important do you believe the quality of the operations management is to the final output? Explain your answer.

Unit 1 Activity and Grading Rubric

For this activity, you will apply the concepts of operations management to real world situations. You will use this unit to begin developing an operation management plan by writing a 2-3 page paper on a business concept of your choosing.

Learning Outcome

Explain the role of operations and its relationship with the other functional areas of a business organization.

Specifications:

• 2-3 page paper
• Created in a Word document
• Follows APA, 6th edition formatting
• Includes a Reference page for cited sources

Instructions: For this activity, you will apply the concepts of operations management to real world situations. You will use this unit to begin developing an operation management plan by writing a 2-3 page paper on a business concept of your choosing. You may wish to develop a business such as a retail sales operation, an online service like tutoring, or maybe a personal service such as lawn care or pet grooming as your business. Use the information from Unit 1 to help you identify what aspects are to be covered and explain, in detail, why you made certain choices. In writing your paper, you should research and consider at least 4 scholarly sources (i.e. textbooks, scholarly articles from a peer reviewed journal, etc.) As you write the paper, make sure to address the following topics:

• Will the company be business-to-consumer or business-to-business?
• Will the business manufacture a product, deliver a service, broker information, offer goods for sale, or distribute goods for others?
• Will the business offer one product or service, or a range of products and services?
• Will the company have a bricks-and-mortar presence, or sell strictly over the Web?
• Will the firm be a large company, a medium-sized enterprise, or a small business?
• How will you provide /transport the service or product to the consumer?
• Will there be a need for inventory storage?