The Assessment

ASSESSMENT
SUMMARY: The current and evolving operational digital perspectives
and the sustainability challenges on supply chain management and operations
strategy in healthcare.

Healthcare supply chains are under pressure to
drive down costs because of digital business, shifting customer needs, and new
competition. However recent disruptions – including manufacturer consolidation,
climate events, and economic upheaval – make achieving cost efficiency in the
healthcare supply chain difficult. To succeed amid disruption, the
healthcare supply chain must invest in longer-term solutions that provide
business continuity while maintaining profitability.

Focusing on that sector, discuss and evaluate the sustainable operations
and supply chain management challenges to meet current and future market
trends. Also, identify the need for a sustainability and digital strategy to
achieve a competitive advantage.

DETAILED ASSESSMENT GUIDE AND STRUCTURE:

You
are required to investigate a company within the sector and address the
following issues.

·      
The
operations management practices of the sector and what measures are needed in order
to establish resilient supply chains.

·      
The way the sector responds to the current
digital transformation needs and challenges in order to meet supply chain and
market trends and changes.

·      
How
business models like quality management approaches like LEAN and Total Quality
Management and Circular Economy business model can be applied in the healthcare
industry to achieve sustainable competitive advantage, while potentially linked
to digital strategy for enhanced performance.

You need to demonstrate an understanding
of how organizations effectively manage

the range of operational functions supply chain in an evolving business context.
Additionally, reflect on operations
principles and make informed suggestions using theories and applied
practices with the support of academic sources.

The
report should be logically structured, making use of headings/sub-headings and
paragraphs. Remember to spell check,
grammar check, and proofread. 

The word limit is 2000 words (maximum) (excluding title
page, Executive Summary, table of contents, diagrams, tables, figures,
reference list, and appendices)

Format:
PDF or Word file, page
numbers, 1.5-line spacing, normal margins, Arial/Times Roman 12-point font

Assessment
title: 2000-word individual report Digital Business & Operations
Management in the Digital Era

The
report should have a suitable structure and may follow the recommended
structure:

·       Title Page (state the
title and the word count)

·       Executive Summary

·       Table of Contents

·      
Introduction

·      
Main Body

·      
Conclusions/ Recommendations

·      
References

·      
Appendices (optional)

You are permitted to upload your work multiple times before the deadline;
Please ensure that you upload the correct file when you upload your work, since
this will be considered to be your submission.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Statements, assertions, and ideas made in coursework should be
supported by citing relevant sources. Sources cited in the text should be
listed at the end of the assignment in a reference list. All referencing should be in Westminster Harvard format. Charts,
tables, graphs, and other graphical material may be included in the main text
of the Portfolio or as appendices.