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Due: 11:59 pm (EST), Sunday, end of Unit 3 The Importance of Integrated Operations Planning Length and format: Work sheets from below, and a paper no less than 400 words in length. Topic The dominant theme of supply chain management is the achievement of operational integration. The benefits from operational integration are directly related to CAPTURING EFFICIENCIES BETWEEN FUNCTIONS within an enterprise as well as ACROSS ENTERPRISES in a supply chain. Having noted this, let's take a closer look at a business you're familiar with, and come up with a plan! Select either a business where you currently work, worked previously, or even select Post University 1. Make sure you identify what you are covering! 2. Complete the inputs for the questions below based on either your work, or school. Each section is based on a different facet of the organization, so the hope is the business is covered as a whole. 3. Then comment on the overall outlook for that business as it relates to integrated operations planning. Does it function well, or is there a need for improvement? Where is that improvement needed, and what would you do, based on this week's readings, to effect change? Be sure to include your worksheet from below with the assignment! Students: Be sure to read the criteria (last page), by which your assignment will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write. ouros, This process examines your general business environmentmaria competition and shareholder oonooms: Question Response What is the overarching Vision? What is the mission statement? What values are going to guide our business and employee behavior? How far down the road do we want to plan - long term or short term? What is the current status of our inventory of our ourrent resources - capital, raw material, technology. human resources (talent) Who are the stakeholders - who are the primary and secondary stakeholder? SWOT Analysis What are the organizational strengths? What are your advantages? What do you do well? In reviewing your current status of inventory, what is exceeding expectations? What would your customers, employees, other stakeholders see as your strengths? What are the organization's weaknesses? What could you improve? What do you do badly? In your current inventory - where are you lacking? What would your customers, employees and other stakeholders see as your weakest point? surengus What the organization's weaknesses? What could you improve? What do you do badly? In your oument Inventory - where are you lacking? What would your customers, employees and other stakeholders see as your weakest point? What external opportunities might move the organization forward? What trends should you follow? What changes in technology or the market presenting? Are there any govemment regulations or changes coming your way? Do an external scan of your environment: what changes are happening in social patterns, populations profiles, lifestyle changes, economic factors, intemational trends, technology. social, employment (talent availability - schools to recruit your future talent) demographic factors. What are the threats or obstacles that you face? What is your competition doing? Are the required specs for your job, products or services changing? How is your cash flow? Could any of your weaknesses be a threat to your business? The process examines your general business environment marito, resources, competition and shareholder concen Quesdon Response Market Analysis What odsting new products or services should we be offering? What should we not be offering? What criteria will we use to evaluate a new product or opportunity? What existing and new customer groups will we be serving? - target market. What existing and new customer groups will we not want to target? What critenia will we use to evaluate a new market opportunity? What factors (price and or the vanous dimensions of quality) are meaningful to our customers? Which of these factors will represent our competitive advantage(s)? In which of our current product market areas will we be placing the greatest emphasis (resources and attention) In what new product or market areas wil web placing the greatest emphasis DI Response competition and Question Financial Analysis What nanan and non-finance measures will we use to assess the viability of the strategy? How does our strategy implementation plan insure that Departmental goals, design and management support the strategy? Process goals, design and management support the strategy? Position/people goals, design, and management support the strategy? Talent and HR Analysis Do we have the nght people in the night job at the right time? Talent Analysis Does each individual understand histher role in the organization and how that supports success? Does each individual understand the role of the other members of the organization and how it fits into success? Does everyone understand how he she can support everyone else and how he/she can create tangible or intangible bamers to the success of others? Are long term and short term goals set for the business? Are short term goals set within each department and do they support a successful outcome to the organizational long term goals? This process examines your general business environment; market, resources, competition and shareholder concerns: Question Response Essential Questions Does every question we have asked and answered support the vision, mission and values? How can we reinforoe this information everyday? How can everyone support this information? What questions are we not asking? Is there an Elephant in the Living Room