Specifically, you should assess the significant forces that have shaped operations management in recent history and answer the following: How did these forces impact the business operations of your company? If your company( The company is UPS) does not yet exist, how do you envision these forces will impact the business operations of your company? Critique the key obstacles and issues that confronted company management during the evolution of operations management into the modern era. How
did your company’s management handle these obstacles? If your company did not exist then, how do you think they would have responded to these
issues?
Assess changes to operations management philosophies and organizational structures in response to the evolving complexity of business operations. In
other words, what has changed and why? Analyze the business operations of your selected company. Consider questions such as these in your response:
o What organizational processes does the company use?
o How do the business operations support the strategic plan, mission, and vision of the company?
o What factors affect productivity and profitability?
Determine the key trends in production, quality, resource, and information management with a focus on the business operations of your company. Assess the impact of these key trends on the business operations of your selected company and on the business product, service, or other idea in your
business plan.
Note: If, for some reason, you cannot use the company and product, service, or other idea from your business plan, you will need to work with your instructor
to select another company and corresponding business product, service, or idea.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: a) Assess the significant forces that have shaped operations management in recent history. How did these forces impact the business operations of
your company? If your company does not yet exist, how do you envision these forces will impact the business operations of your company?
b) Critique the key obstacles and issues that confronted company management during the evolution of operations management into the modern
era. How did your company’s management handle these obstacles? If your company did not exist then, how do you think they would have
responded to these issues? c) Assess changes to operations management philosophies and organizational structures in response to the evolving complexity of business
operations. In other words, what has changed and why? d) Analyze the business operations of your selected company. Consider questions such as these in your response: What organizational processes
does the company use? How do the business operations support the strategic plan, mission, and vision of the company? What factors affect
productivity and profitability?
e) Determine the key trends in production, quality, resource, and information management with a focus on the business operations of your
company. f) Assess the impact of these key trends on the business operations of your selected company and on the business product, service, or other idea
in your business plan. Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should adhere to the following formatting requirements: It is submitted as an APA-style Microsoft Word (or open source)
document, 8-10 pages (not including title and reference pages), double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. There should be a
minimum of two references cited in APA format.
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MBA 690 Module One Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric
It is essential to understand the development of one’s own industry in context of the factors that drove change in the past. These may also be some of the same
factors that will continue to drive change in the future.
Prompt: Based on the business plan you created in MBA 560: Marketing and Strategy, describe the impact of those factors of change identified in your discussion
posting this week. Identify key obstacles/opportunities that necessitated the changes and the nature of changes made in the related industry. The assessment
should include a section on both the enabling factors and the inhibiting factors that drove the change. The force field analysis technique can be used to help
illustrate this concept. The related article and video in the Module One resources can help you with this concept.
This assignment will help you complete Milestone One, which is due in Module Three.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
Describe the impact of change in an industry of your choice.
Identify key obstacles/opportunities that necessitated the changes and the nature of changes made in the related industry.
Assess the enabling factors and the inhibiting factors that drove the change.
Guidelines for Submission: This short paper should adhere to the following formatting requirements: It is submitted as a Word document, 1 to 2 pages (not
including title and reference pages), double-spaced, using 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. All APA citations should reference the course
text and at least two additional resources.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information,
review these instructions.
Critical Elements
Impact of Change
Key Obstacles/
Opportunities
Proficient (100%)
Describes the impact of change in the
industry and includes a detailed
explanation of the key factors
Identifies the key obstacles and
opportunities that drove change in the
industry and includes detailed
explanation of the nature of the
changes
Needs Improvement (75%)
Describes the impact of change in the
industry, but lacks detailed
explanation of the key factors
Identifies the key obstacles and
opportunities that drove change in the
industry, but lacks detailed
explanation of the nature of the
changes
Not Evident (0%)
Does not describe impact of change
the industry
Value
30
Does not identify the key obstacles
and opportunities that drove change
30
Enabling/Inhibiting
Factors
Articulation of Response
Assesses the enabling factors and the
inhibiting factors that drove the
change in the industry and includes a
detailed explanation of the key factors
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization
Assesses the enabling factors and the
inhibiting factors that drove the
change in the industry, but lacks
detailed explanation of the key factors
Submission has major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively impact
readability and articulation of main
ideas
Does not assess the enabling factors
and the inhibiting factors that drove
the change
30
Submission has critical errors related
to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax,
or organization that prevent
understanding of ideas
10
Total
100%
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