Throughout this course we will be examining the 10 strategic operation management principles. Week 8 you will be submitting a narrated PowerPoint presentation analyzing your current or previous employers alignment with 8 of these principles.

Throughout this course we will be examining the 10 strategic operation management principles.  Week 8 you will be submitting a narrated PowerPoint presentation analyzing your current or previous employer’s alignment with 8 of these principles.  For each principle, you should focus on and include examples and research to support your observations/recommendations:
·       What is the current approach utilized?
·       Give a recommendation on how the company could utilize/enhance this approach.
·       Give a recommendation on how the company could reduce costs.
·       Give a recommendation on how the company could enhance their approach.
The principles you are looking at (choose 8) are:
·       Design of goods and services
·       Managing quality
·       Process and capacity strategy
·       Location strategy
·       Layout strategy
·       Human resource and job design
·       Supply chain management
·       Inventory management
·       Scheduling
·       Maintenance 
Assignment format:
·      The assignment is presented as a narrated PowerPoint presentation.  Supporting research should be presented.
·       One slide per principle.
·       Ensure professional presentation with proper spelling, grammar, etc…
·       Must have proper citations and reference slide.