MGMT 651
Production and
Procurement in the Aviation/Aerospace Industry
Group Project
Overview
In this collaborative group
work course project, small teams of students will produce a case study
comprised of various learning and tools throughout this course. The goal of the
case study is for students, in collaboration, to demonstrate knowledge of
computer applications in the acquisition and presentation of data.
Teams of four (4) students
will be assigned by the instructor (depending on the total number of students,
there may be the need for either one group of three or one group of five to
ensure all class members are assigned to a group). This will happen by the end
of Module 1. Visit the Project Groups area, accessible via the course menu, at
the beginning of Module 2 to locate your team and explore the Groups area
tools. Remember, for group work to be successful, it is important that all
group members participate equally according to their group roles and complete
all responsibilities fully and on time. Communication and collaboration must be
open, honest, respectful, and contribute productively to the objectives and
outcomes of the group’s mission.
Team
members discuss and agree upon a “setting” for the case study. This is,
ideally, a current workplace of the one of the members. Then teams can actually
receive and discuss substantive information and apply learning. The report will
be composed of the following sections. The items fulfill the minimum
requirements. Groups may add more items at their discretion.
Section 1
• Discuss the setting of the
current situation.
• Create a strategy map.
• Provide a work breakdown
structure for that organization.
• Discuss how productivity
will be measured for this study.
• Discuss how productivity
will be tracked for this study.
Section 2
• Provide an original SIPOC
chart.
• Discuss what improvements
could be made, and how you came to this decision.
• Provide a House of Quality
OR Needs Analysis OR FMEA.
Section 3
• Discuss what change WILL be
made for this project.
• Provide an improved SIPOC
chart, if the changes are implemented.
• Provide diagrams showing
any changes in facility layout (IF applicable).
Section 4
• Discuss how changes will be
controlled.
•
Discuss
the organization impact in detail (cost savings, cost avoidance, reduced time,
reduced future headcount, etc).
•
Discuss
how this could be tracked over a number of years to see the actual impact.
Written report guidelines
for this project are:
• A written report of not
less than 5,000 words (approximately twenty pages).
• Use the style set forth in
the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University GRP Guide
(current edition); in
addition, apply APA style rules; use the
current edition of the APA publication manual for guidelines.
•
Observe
written assignment formatting requirements: Times New Roman font, 12-pt font
size, double-spaced text, with numbered pages.
•
The
paper must be grammatically sound and free of spelling errors. See the Resources
area in the course for helpful writing skills websites.
• Save the document as one of
the following acceptable file types: .doc, .docx, or
.rtf.
•
Provide
a cover page containing the name of course, title of paper, name of authors,
and date.
•
Use
scholarly resources, such as those available online via the Hunt Library
database collection. Cite all sources. Include a references page, formatted to
APA style requirements.
• Do not count the cover page
or the references page as part of the minimum total page requirement described
above.
The project is designed to
be completed over the duration of the course, beginning in Module 2. Specific
activities and graded milestone deliverables have been set up to help each team
progress productively through the project. Evaluation rubrics are provided with
each graded task with details on grading criteria.
The final project report
will be shared with other teams during Module 8 and each student will review
other teams’ reports and provide feedback.
Activity Requirements
A summary of deliverable
requirements for the project is provided below. Remember, it is critical you
complete tasks by the stated deadlines in order for the group work to be
successful! This project is worth a total of 90 points and is composed of three
graded deliverables that must be completed in order according to the scheduled
deadlines:
