Operations Management: Baxter Business Operations in Middle East & Africa

STUDENT NAME: PROGRAMME: MBA
STUDENT NUMBER: YEAR: 2018 - 2019 GROUP:
Module Number: MBA7061 Semester:
Oct 2018
Module Title: Operations Management
Tutor Responsible For Marking This Assignment: Hassan Ait Ali
Module Leader: Hassan Ait Ali
Assignment Hand Out Date: 10.11.2018 Hand In Date: 07.01.2019
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Strong communication skills
Time management strong
Presentation capability
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Need to be more disciplined
Diversity management needs improvement
Research skill needs improvement
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MBA7061 Operations Management
MBA ASSIGNMENT
Assignment Brief
Course Title: MBA
Module Title: Operations Management
Module number: MBA7061
Module Leader: Hassan Ait Ali
Submission details:
 Issued to students: 10.11.2018
 Returned by Students: 07.01.2019 before 4 PM via Moodle
Learning objectives:
 Evaluate the nature, scope and extent of manufacturing and service operations strategy;
 Critically evaluate the use of quality tools and techniques for a wide range of
organisational problems;
 Solve complex operational problems related to managing capacity and constraints within
organisations;
 Demonstrate the application of strategies, tools and techniques to improve business
operations and appraise and select appropriate methods for managing supply bases for a
variety of organisations.
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Assignment brief:
One of the key aspects of any business (the business being considered in a broad sense) is
to provide services and/or products in line with customer demands. Operations
Management deals with the design and management of delivery of these products and
services including processes and supply chains. The study of Operations Management
involves every level i.e. strategic, tactical and operational.
You are an Operations Management leader. You are required to undertake an individual
research project and to prepare a Management Report (6000 words) based on the case
study of Baxter Business Operations– Middle East & Africa
Submission done via Moodle only, on the 07.01.2019 before 4 PM
Questions / Key aspects that need to be covered within the report are:
 Evaluate the key Operations Management issues faced by Baxter to serve the
GCC market
 According to you, what would be the best supply chain design/model that
encompasses all those elements above to deal with threats and improve the
service?
 What are the measures to take with all the stakeholders to ensure that the SC is
supporting the business growth not the opposite?
 For Iraq shipment, how would you resolve this issue?
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