I would like to choose McDonal as for my case study.
Assessment 2 (Task B) Written Report Briefing Note In operations management, location and layout design decisions are of great importance to the business development and to the operations function. These involve all organisational functions and are often made at the highest corporate level, including top management executive and the board of directors. Because of the construction and budget required, the lead time for location and layout decisions can range from one to five years. In this assessment, select one of the following organisations of interest to you and write a short business report (~1800 words) for analysing the location, layout and/or multisite management decisions that organisation faces. • Education Service Providers: e.g. CQUniversity • Health Care Service Provider: e.g. The Royal Melbourne Hospital • Internet Service Provider: e.g. Telstra, Optus • Banking Service Provider: e.g. Commonwealth, Westpac • Automotive Producer: e.g. Tesla, Toyota • Fast food industry: e.g. Domino, McDonald • Delivery Service: e.g. Australian Post, Linfox logistics • Retail Supermarket Chain: e.g. Woolworth, Coles • If you suggest an organisation other than above, you need to get approval from your lecturer. You can prepare the OM report using the following suggested guideline*: (1) Explain and introduce briefly the background of your selected organisation, e.g. products, and/or services. (2) Succinctly discuss factors that affect location decisions (Hint: e.g. opening a new branch (outlets) in CBD and/or regional areas – just a suggestion: - e.g. think about the EPIC framework - refer to the textbook, reference, online web, journal articles, report from library etc.) (3) Succinctly discuss important issues in layout decisions (Hint: think about the efficiency of operations and layout types, just a suggestion: e.g. competitive priori: - capacity, processes, flexibility, and cost - refer to the textbook, reference, online web, journal articles, report from library etc) (4) Recommend how the organisation can response and overcome the unexpected demand fluctuations and constraints. (Hint: think about the capacity and constraint management - refer to the textbook, reference, online web, journal articles, report from library etc) * Note: if possible, please use diagrams and/or figures/tables that might be useful for report writing Prepare details for your report The business report represents a combination of your insight, observation, reflection, literature review and understanding of business operations. The following guidelines are as follows: • Try to explore first about your selected organisation. • Select appropriate refereed sources to frame and understand the above core concepts and ideas (i.e. facility design, layout, etc.). • Take stock of insights. Consider the evidence. • What findings do you reach when gathering the insights and evidence from refereed sources and/or your work experience if any? • You may include tables/figures/charts. • You should include at least 10 references and no more than 50 references in your report. All sources must be highly credible and fully referenced using the APA referencing style. • The summary, table of contents, reference list and appendices are excluded from a report’s word count. • Use MS word to write your report and submit your assessment online using Assessment 2 Task B link in Moodle, on or before the due date. • Please note that the Turnitin Plagiarism Software in Moodle will check all of your submissions - we will recommend you to write the report in your own words. • If you have any concerns, please contact directly your campus lecturers. Assessment 2 (Task B) Written Report Briefing Note