MS70126E: Global Sustainable Operations L7 Summative Assessment 1 Brief | UOWL

Module Overview

Module Aim

Global operations are critical to the success of international businesses by sustainably trading internationally. Operations cover all aspects of a business and interact across multiple functions. The insights gained from the module allow students to appreciate the need for the management of resources, optimising the supply chain, procurement, logistics, quality systems, and project management.

Learning outcomes

1. Critique operations strategy and resource management and propose recommendations for improvement
2. Appraise the challenges in achieving sustainability in global operations and formulate a strategic organisational framework
3. Design appropriate recommendations for managing operational activities
4. Evaluate and reflect on the role of project management in delivering successful operations
5. Plan for and justify the application of sustainability factors in determining supply chain management decisions
6. Relate the value of quality assurance to achieving sustainable global operations

Assessment task: Oral Assignment – 20-minute group presentation on global sustainable operations for a specific business

The presentation should be no more than 20 PowerPoint slides, excluding table of contents, references, and appendices (appendices shall include communication with AI: Fully formulated prompts, at least two prompts with improvement shall be included. In addition, a brief summary of AI response shall be provided).

Students will submit one piece of work per team on global sustainable operations. This will require the use of technology to simulate a remote team call. Students are expected to use MS Teams to record the presentation and submit the recording along with the Power Point presentation using the submission links provided by your tutor.