ASSESSMENT TASK 1: Literature Review/Critique (20%)

Aligned course &subject learning outcomes

· CLO1: Explain the fundamentals of OM and the seamless integration between logistics, operations, and the customer;

· SLO2: Apply critical thinking to address issues in business

· SLO3: Convey information clearly and fluently, in high quality written form appropriate for their audiences

Group or individual

Individual

Weighting / Length

20%: 750 words (+/- 10%)

Due date

Week 4

K – Knowledge; S – Skills; A – Application of Knowledge & Skills

In conjunction with your lecturer, select a journal article from the Online and Electronic Resources in section 2.5.Your article should be a recently published paper within the last five years (2009 onwards). You are required to critique the article you have selected and note its relevance and appropriateness to the subject content of BX2062 operations management.

SECTION 2.5

Ø Journal of Manufacturing: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-manufacturing-processes/

Ø Journal of Operations Management: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/523929/description#description

Ø International Journal of Manufacturing Research: http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijmr

Ø International Journal of Operations and Production Management: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=0144-3577