POM A2.1 Brief

NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS

HIGHER NATIONALS
BTEC HIGHER NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS (RQF)
Assignment Brief
Unit Code, Number and Title A/618/5078 - Unit 26: Principles of Operations
Management
Semester and Academic Year Semester 1 | Academic year 2022 - 2023
Unit Assessor(s) Bui Cam Van / Le Phan Hoa / Pham Thanh Van
Assignment Title POM A2.1: Principle of Operations Management
Issue Date November 11th, 2022
Submission Date 10.00 AM, December 2nd, 2022
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Unit Learning Outcomes
LO3: Apply the concept of continuous quality improvement in an operational context

LO4: Conduct a strategic risk analysis (SRA) on the operations functions of an organisation
Transferable skills and competencies developed
Vocational scenario
Assignment activity and guidance
You are required to select the organization that you chose in Assignment 1 to analyse for the
following tasks:
Part 1: Apply the concept of continuous improvement in an operational context
 Evaluate a range of approaches to continuous quality improvement
 Review and critique the implementation of operations management in relation
to continuous improvement in the organization
 Prepare a continuous improvement plan based on the review and critique of
operations management principles within the selected organisation’s context.
 Critique a range of total quality management approaches and techniques
within the continuous improvement plan in order to achieve organisational
objectives
 Analyse the effectiveness of a continuous improvement plan for the selected
organization using appropriate continuous improvement concepts and/or
models that justifies approaches and solutions, with reference to costs,
benefits and sustainable performance.
Part 2: Conduct a strategic risk analysis (SRA) on the operations functions of the
organisation
 Discuss the role and importance of SRA for the organisation.
 Undertake a SRA for the organisation using risk identification and mapping.
 Assess a range of contingency plans and strategies available to the
organisation as it seeks to manage organisational and stakeholder risk
 Critically evaluate the significance of strategic risk analysis for organisations
operating in diverse and complex environments.
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Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
Pass Merit Distinction
LO3: Apply the concept of continuous quality D3 Produce a continuous quality

improvement in an operational context improvement plan, underpinned by
theoretical concepts, that justifies
approaches and solutions, with
P5 Evaluate a range of M3 Critique a range of total
reference to costs, benefits and
approaches to continuous quality management
quality improvement approaches and techniques sustainable performance.
within the continuous
P6 Prepare a continuous improvement plan in order
improvement plan based to achieve organisational
on operational activities in objectives
an organisation
LO4: Conduct a strategic risk analysis (SRA) on the D4 Critically evaluate the
operations functions of an organisation significance of strategic risk analysis
for organisations operating in diverse
and complex environments.
P7 Discuss the role and M4 Assess a range of

importance of SRA for an contingency plans and
organisation. strategies available to the
organisation as it seeks to
manage organisational and
stakeholder risk
P8 Undertake a SRA for
an organisation using risk
identification and
mapping.

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NATIONAL ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS

Assignment Title POM A2.1: Principle of Operations Management

Issue Date November 11th, 2022

Submission Date 10.00 AM, December 2nd, 2022

Student name / Signature Date:

● This is an individual assignment.

LO3: Apply the concept of continuous quality improvement in an operational context

Transferable skills and competencies developed

Assignment activity and guidance

Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria

Pass Merit Distinction

LO3: Apply the concept of continuous quality D3 Produce a continuous quality

P7 Discuss the role and M4 Assess a range of

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