Management 314 Section 7 and 8 Report Guidelines
Due to the shortage of time and the unstable present scenario, I am cancelling the group
presentation you were supposed to give in the end of the semester, and also the competition. All
you have to do now is submit a report in the end of the semester. First a list of things you need to
do:
What you have already done:
1. Existing Process Map
2. Suggested Improvements
3. Improved Process Map
What you need to do:
1. Draw a 4V diagram of the organization that you have chosen, based on how the
organization in terms of Volume, Variety, Variation and Visibility at present
2. Draw 2 polar diagrams for the organization – 1 based on the existing state of the
organization and 1 for the improved state. For the second polar diagram, the
improvements will come from the improvements that you have suggested for the process
maps. So think how these improvements will improve your polar diagram.
3. Supply Analysis – List 3 to 5 major supplies and their suppliers for your organization (if
the organization does not have 3 or more, then you can even list 1 or 2, but the maximum
limit is 5). Use the Kraljic Matrix that I have taught you guys to determine where the
supply item lies and how the sourcing should be done (single sourcing, multiple sourcing
or delegated sourcing). Then find out what sourcing your organization was using, and
suggest them which sourcing will be more accurate.
That’s it! Do these things and then compile all that you have done into a report. The structure of
the report will look like the following
1. Introduction – here you describe the objective of the report, and what have you done on
the project
Page: 0.5 page
2. Company Background – Do not write when the company was established or who is
leading the company or other random information. Simply write the following
information:
a. Which company have you chosen?
b. Why?
c. What is the current scenario of the company? Is it the market leader or is it a
small firm?
3.
4.
5.
6.
d. What key process of the company have you chosen?
Page: 0.5 page
Operations Strategy Analysis
a. 4Vs – draw the 4V diagram and explain how the 4 Vs relate to the organization.
1 page
b. Polar Diagrams – Draw the New and the Existing diagram, either in one diagram
or you can chose to have two diagrams separately. Explain in a very
straightforward manner the two diagrams.
1 page
Process Analysis
a. Draw the existing map (page based on the diagram)
b. Point out the problems and suggest improvements (0.75 page)
c. Draw the new and improved process map (page based on the diagram)
Supply Analysis
a. Mention the 3 to 5 important supplies and the sourcing strategies for them
0.5 page
b. Draw 1 Kraljic matrix and show the position of the supplies and how they should
be sourced.
1 page
c. Comment on the sourcing strategy
0.5 page
Final Recommendations – here just sum up the recommendations from the sections 3 to 5
0.5 page
Total page limit – The report body (without the Table of Contents, Executive Summary and the
Cover Page) will be maximum 10 pages long no more than that. Any extra page will be
penalized strictly.
Submission Date – NSU authority will declare the dates of the final exams. You will submit the
report online in my mail or my website on the night before the Final Exam Date, by 11:00 PM.
Also due to NSU policy I will require you to submit a printed copy of the report, and you will
submit that in the exam hall before giving the Final Exam. Don’t stress too much on binding or
printing, and you don’t need color printing. I need the printed copy as a tangible proof of the
report.
Course Weightage – Due to the fact that I cannot take a presentation, the report alone will carry
approximately 25-30% of the course, so please be very careful to follow the guidelines I have
posted.