Category: Business

 
The task requires a description/evaluation of the following operation management concepts: Capacity managment, Supply Chain managment, Forecasting, lean management, inventory management, quality management, Project management and information systems using an individual case study based on experience. I have chosen to use a hotel as the case study.

Each concept should be discussed under the sub headings: Analysis, application and recommendations.
Attached is a copy of the recommended structure. Also attached is a brief introduction of the case study and should be added to the introduction.
Harvard referencing is required.

For an organisation of your choice, write a report to the senior management team outlining the following:
(Please choose one international company)

i. What would a quality service and / or products look like from the point of view of the organisation’s customers?
[25 marks]
ii. Deming, Crosby and others have said that improving quality can save money. Discuss to what extent this applies to the organisation you have chosen.
[25 marks]
iii. Choose one of the enablers of the EFQM Excellence Model. Review the organisation’s performance on this enabler and identify potential areas for improvement.
[25 marks]
iv. Produce a one page summary, summarising your findings and recommendations in parts i. to iii. Include a discussion of any difficulties in implementing your recommendations. [15 marks]

In addition, a maximum of 10 marks will be given for your report format, referencing and presentation .
Notes:

You are expected to make use of relevant models and frameworks in each of parts i. to iii. However you need to include a list of references for anything you refer to in the report which is not written by you. This is important.

The maximum word count should be 2,200 excluding appendices, table of contents, and references.

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PLEASE MAKE SURE TO CHOOSE TWO OUT OF THE THREE TOPICS
1-WORK GROUPS AND TEAMS
2-POWER AND POLITICS
3- CONFLICT AND NEGOTIATIONS

TWO OUT OF THREE YOU HAVE TO WRITE ABOUT

format:

1- Executive summery (200 words)

it is a summery of the entire report (and not introduction – a summery)

2- Introduction: (300 words)

an introduction ‘sets the scene’. by that I mean it introduces the topics and tries to engage the reader. then the introduction should state the aim of the assignment and how it will be structured.

3- Analysis (1500 to 1800 words)

use sub headings where appropriate

The Question as I mentioned:

choose two of the topics

1- work groups and teams
2- power and politics
3- conflict and negotiation

B- analyse and critically discuss the impact that your chosen topics area have on the culture of an organization an the way in which employees are managed.
you need to analyse and critically discuss how these topics are effecting the firm’s culture (you would need to choose a model (or maybe two) to analyse the culture of your organization) and the way which employees are managed.
4- conclusion (100 to 200 words)

conclude by summarizing the most important points from your analysis.
Notes:

I would like at least 10 references with 3 at least journal articles.
PLEASE TRY TO USE ALSO EXAMPLE AND WHEN I APPLY IT THE SIMILARITES OR PLATGORISIM SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN 10 %

 
The subject request to apply the assignment in your organization
I prefer to be Travel Agent
Will Illustrate The changes in the Business from using old style Brochure or Media TV or Radio etc to move to social network (face book , twitter and Flicker to enhance the Business )

Using in houses system

• Cross check manly is an accounting to load the Payment from Clients and paying supplier
• Booking System for Flight Booking
• In-house system to manage clients booking Flight, Hotels, tours, Transfers
• Access data based to manage clients’ information and used for Marketing Purpose
• Company Website

Suggested improvement
One system link all of the above system together also allow online booking and download digital copy of the brochures instead that we have to send personalized post.

 

Please find below details for essay, also request you to provide FIRST DRAFT WITHIN 3 DAYS, so I can review and share my views.

Outline Scenario:

You company have been approached by a company called ABC UK for help with its personnel selection and training processes. ABC UK invests in and manages a number of regional UK airports, including XYZ Airport in the West of England. XYZ Airport first opened in 1965 and since then, in line with customer demand, has grown both in the number of airlines that operate there and the number of destinations they fly to. In the last twelve months, ten new destinations have been added and the airport has seen a significant increase in the number of passengers. The rise in passenger numbers, in addition to the growing number of passenger security checks needed to deal with heightened security threats, has meant that queues at the baggage screening checkpoints have become very long. ABC UK are concerned about the ability of their baggage security officers (BSOs) to deal with this added demand without compromising their performance, and about the number of customer complaints they are receiving about queuing times. In an attempt to address these issues, over the next six months ABC UK will be making some changes. A new automatic scanning system will be introduced which performs an initial assessment of baggage tray content. This will show BSOs an image only when it spots a suspicious item (rather than an image of every tray), meaning the BSOs will have fewer images to check and can concentrate on those images which are a concern. The customer service policy will also be updated. The 20 existing BSOs will require retraining, and 30 additional BSOs will be recruited.

ABC UK has commissioned your company to design and run these selection and training processes for them.

Although existing competency models and training plans for the BSO role exist, the Human Resources Director believes that they are outdated and would like you to start work from the beginning on identifying a competency model and identifying training needs. Furthermore, due to commercial pressures, ABC UK are keen to start work on this as soon as possible and have therefore requested that the job analysis and training needs analysis be completed within a three month period.

Task 1: Describe how you would conduct an effective job analysis in order to generate a competency model for the baggage security officer role. Also, describe how you would extend this job analysis into an effective training needs analysis to identify training needs for the 20 existing baggage security officer staff who require training.

Your job analysis was successful and generated the following competency model for the BSO role at XYZ Airport:

Baggage security officer – competencies:
• Operation of screening systems
• Concentration and attention to detail
• Communication
• Decision-making

Operation of screening systems refers to being able to understand and use the new automatic scanning system. This includes how the system identifies a suspicious object, how the controls are operated, how to check and respond to the corresponding images, and how to identify whether the system has been interfered with in some way. Concentration and attention to detail refers to the skill of inspecting for and noticing certain patterns, similarities and differences that would characterise a suspicious object, and being able to maintain effective performance on this task during long work shifts in a busy, noisy environment. Communication with colleagues and with passengers is also key to the role. The BSOs give and receive security information and so they are required to speak clearly, avoiding jargon, and they must use active listening in conversations with colleagues. As the BSOs also deal with frustrated and sometimes aggressive customers, they need to remain calm and polite in their communication. Decision–making skills are required in order to decide upon the appropriate course of action if, for example, a suspicious item is identified, or a colleague highlights a security threat/issue.

Once you had developed the competency model, you extended the job analysis to analyse the training needs of ABC UK’s 20 existing BSOs who will be operating the new screening technology (i.e., Task 1). Your training needs analysis found that all 20 existing BSOs required full training in all four competencies. This is because the new technology places different demands on the BSOs’ concentration and attention to detail and has changed the way they need to make decisions and work with their colleagues. Communications with passengers have also changed as a result of ABC UK’s new strategy to improve customer satisfaction.
As it is pleased with your work so far, ABC UK has agreed that your company can continue working on designing and running the training process. Again, due to commercial pressures, ABC UK is keen to complete all phases of this training process within a three month period.

Task 2: Describe how you would develop, run, and evaluate an effective training process to train the 20 baggage security officers in all four competencies. You should justify the decisions you make and methods you select with reference to the WORK PSYCHOLOGY research literature.

The training process was successful and all 20 BSOs are now fully trained and working effectively at XYZ Airport. Due to your success so far, ABC UK has agreed that your company can continue working on designing and running the selection process for the 30 new BSOs they wish to recruit. Again, due to commercial pressures, ABC UK is keen to complete all phases of this selection process within a three month period. Furthermore, as they do not wish to pay hotel expenses to candidates, they have requested that the selection activities are all completed within a 5 hour period on a single day for each group of candidates.

Task 3: Describe how you would develop, run, and evaluate an effective personnel selection process to select 30 suitable candidates for the baggage security officer role by assessing them against all four competencies. You should address all aspects of the selection process up to, but not including, the point where candidates are offered the job (except those aspects already addressed in Task 1). However, you may assume that you are allowed to obtain future data from the company regarding the recruited candidates, should you require it. You should justify the decisions you make and methods you select with reference to the WORKPSYCHOLOGY research literature.

All cannot be covered in detail, so prioritise the main features and briefly refer to other issues. If you are unclear about aspects of the scenario description, define your own understanding and justify your decisions accordingly. You may assume there is a reasonably large budget available to develop the selection and training processes.

You must complete Task 1 and Task 2 and Task 3 within 3000 words with equal weight means approximately 1000 words for each task.