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Competitive advantage can be achieved when the operations function creates strategies that are aligned with the overall mission and strategy of the company. Operations strategies are thus the set of decisions made within the operations function to support the overall mission and strategy of the firm.
For this project, students must find a case to students regarding a company and its operations. Students will need to determine how well the operations strategies align with the firm’s strategic plan and make relevant recommendations based on their findings.
After identifying the firm’s overall strategy (cost, quality, or customer service strategy), students will carefully discuss and analyze how each operations strategy contributes to the organizational strategy.
Students must incorporate the following operations strategy categories into their analysis: product design, process design, production control system, facility location, facility layout, purchasing, logistics, quality, inventory, and customer service.
In addition to analyzing each of the above categories, students must discuss how the firm takes advantage of technology to improve its operations and contribute to its overall strategy.
Following the analysis and assessment, students will propose and justify recommendations to help the company enhance its competitive capacities towards meeting its strategic objectives.
This paper should include at least one paragraph per operations strategy category, 2-4 paragraphs for the firm’s utilization of technology, and 6-8 paragraphs for the overall analysis, recommendations, and justification of proposed solutions.
APA writing conventions should be followed with a minimum of six (6) sources referenced and cited.