Assignment 2: Forecasting/Scheduling
Successfully introducing a new business product or service requires significant planning. Forecasting allows the company to estimate the extent of the changes in operations by looking at levels trends and seasonality of the demand for the product or service.
A scheduling tool such as a Gantt chart program (or project) evaluation and review technique (PERT) chart or work breakdown structure (WBS) provides a way to identify and organize required activities into a logical order.
In this assignment you will select a project-scheduling tool and use it to develop the business flow for the rollout of a new product or service. For example a call center is considered a service operation. The new service rollout could be the expansion of the call center to a second location or establishing the call center overseas. In a manufacturing environment such as a mattress manufacturer the rollout of a new product could be the expansion of the product line to include futons. In the automotive industry the rollout could be the expansion of the product line to include hybrid vehicles.
Using the module readings the Argosy University online library resources and the Internet identify and select a company you will use for this assignment. This company must be different from the one chosen forM2: Assignment 2. Then complete the following:
Submit a 23-page paper in Word format and attach a Gantt chart a PERT chart or a WBS developed in MS Project. For the development of the Gantt or PERT chart you can also download a trial version of visual or graphic design software such as SmartDraw. Include a minimum of three scholarly articles to complete your research. Your writing should be clear concise and organized. Demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of resources. Display accurate spelling grammar punctuation and APA formatting for citing of sources.
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M3_A2.doc.
ByWednesday February 1 2017 deliver your assignment to theM3: Assignment 2 Dropbox.
Grading Criteria
Advanced Operations Management
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