Assignment Description The final assignment for MBA 675 is to demonstrate one's understanding of the importance of the operations of a firm through an examination of the firm's operations strategy and the accompanying operations management activity. This analysis should include a connection to the courses the student has completed to date. The student can select a firm of the student's choosing. If you have questions about the firm you are selecting and if it would be appropriate, please contact your instructor. The student can select the firm at which the student works. However, the project is not to relate to the student's current or a past work assignment or responsibility. If there is a question about this, please contact your instructor. The student should recognize that confidentiality of the final assignment submission cannot be guaranteed. Hence the student should take care in "disguising" the firm and/or sensitive information if this could create confidentiality issues. The student may also selection any other firm for this assignment. However, the student does need to ensure that sufficient information is available to complete this assignment. Your report is to address and take a critical view of the firm's operations strategy and its operation management practices. This should examine the operations strategy and operations management practices as they relate to the firm's business strategy and practices. This also includes an examination as to how the operations strategy and operations management practices connect, interact and support the other business functions, specifically the human capital, accounting and finance, and marketing functions. This examination needs to include the positive features as well as the opportunities for improvement. Finally, the report is also to illustrate and demonstrate how the firm's operations strategy and operations management practices are reflected in the firm's financial performance using related analytical concepts studied during this course as well as from your accounting and financial courses. Report Criteria Your final report must include at a minimum the following information: An introduction providing background information on your company. This should not exceed (three-fourth) page in length. Your report must relate your observations and findings to the material we are discussing this course incorporating appropriate content as supporting material and references to the course videos and readings. Your report is to discuss the firm's operations strategy and operations management practices. This can include a critique of the firm's strengths and weaknesses in these areas. The report also needs a discussion on how the firm's operations strategy and operations management practices relate to the firm's strategy and practices. This should include a discussion as to how the operations strategy and operations management practices support the firm's strategy and practices and how they can further support the firm's strategy and practices. Part of your report also needs to discuss the connection of the operations strategy and management practices of the firm to its human capital, accounting, finance, and marketing strategies and practices. If you like, you can develop your report around the Ten Critical Decisions of operations management, or a portion of these, and how your company addresses these. These decisions can be found in the Course Resources. As part of your report, you must demonstrate the application of at least one of the analytical techniques that we have or will study this term and how it has an impact on the firm's financial performance. This demonstration must include an appropriate analytical example rather than just a discussion of the application. You are to also comment on and critique the current operations strategy and operations management practices of the firm, including recommendations for improving the operations. As part of your conclusions, include a discussion on how the course content relates to your own professional life. For example, you can discuss how you will be able put the learning from the course content into practice or how it will enable you to become more valuable in your current position. Or you might want to discuss how you could have used the course content in the past. You are to include a conclusion summarizing the key points of your paper. An Executive Summary is optional, feel free to include one if you would like.