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Auto 1025 S2-2017
Assignment III –
5 One page management reports
(plus 1 summary page outlining your target company)
David Taylo
Industry Fellow
Engineering Learning Factory
Assignment III – 50% of total mark
Assignment Scenario…
• You are working in the Automotive industry
• The company you work for is relatively new & very ambitious in terms of growth and
product offering, and already has a strong culture of can do
• But, the company also has a culture of ‘what does the data say?’
– Produce a 2 or 3 paragraph description of your company, Who, what, why, where,
when & How. This paints the picture for the 5 reports
• You have been asked by your boss to produce a 1 page
iefing note (report) for the
executive director on a topic. The
iefing note should make high level recommendations
as to how your company could improve. That does not necessarily mean you need to make
implementation recommendations. You may well be suggesting not to implement. Not every
option can fit within your companies business model
– (The total assignment comprises of 5
iefing notes plus the company description page.
Each note must be able to stand alone. You can reference other notes for details but
ensure each individual note is digestible without the need for external detailed reference
y the reader)
• So to be clear, you will write the opening descriptive paragraphs to tell me about your
company. What does it make, were is it etc. Then 5 stand alone reports. 6 pages in total
(maximum). Each of the 5 reports needs to be able to be understood on its own, but is
elevant to the context of the company you describe.
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Remember…
• Each report is 1 page. 1 page only. Remember, the Executive director is a
usy person and does not have time to read page after page, nor will they
appreciate chunks of dry text. Use diagrams where appropriate, but no more
than 1 page
• Easy to read, but with key facts clearly defined. You want to influence the
Director. You want them to adopt your recommendations, even if that is a
ecommendation to study in further detail.
• Stay on topic, without the need to read external documents in order to
understand your report. The director will not enjoy reading something that is a
puzzle or maze. Lay it out clearly. Get your point across.
• Show that you understand what each point means to the business. Not just
technical understanding of the effected department, but why should the
company know about this topic? The director is looking at things from a
usiness perspective. How does this help or hinder the business? Cutting and
pasting from a sales
ochure or Wikipedia is NOT considered demonstrating
an understanding
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5 report topics
• Logistics & Supply
– How do your companies systems compare with what the rest of the
industry is doing?
• Toyota Production System
– The TPS today Vs when it started in the 80’s. Any lessons to be learned
for your company?
• Mass Customisation
– Will this have an implication on your company?
• Manufacturing Simulation Software
– What are the various software options, and which are suited to your
company?
• Lean Manufacturing
– How far should the principal reach into the organisation, and can you be
too lean?
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6 pages in total
• Introduction
– (This is for me to know what your company is about. It can be fictitious. It
could be real. You choose. I will be reading the 5 pages in the context of
the company you describe in this first introduction)
• Logistics & Supply
• Toyota Production System
• Mass Customisation
• Manufacturing Simulation Software
• Lean Manufacturing
• Note: DO NOT spend a paragraph on each of the 5 pages copy & pasting from
Wikipedia. The key with this assignment is to demonstrate you understand the
principals of the topic, and then what that means to the business. That does not need
lots of detail, but it does need you to demonstrate that you know clearly what the topic
means to YOUR chosen business
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It shows where the
source of the info is
from, and how much
has been copied
It shows where the
source of the info is
from, and how much
has been copied
FYI. What a Turnitin Assignment looks like to me