Coca Cola are seen as an organization that undertakes most of its operations across national borders. Using the published sources such as journal articles, text books, newspaper entries and the internet, appraise the following aspects of the operations of the business;
The coordination and control of international elements of the operation
The supply chain
The use of outsourcing or FDI (or both)
The Corporate responsibility of the organization (70%)
AND
Critically appraise the sustainability of the approach to the operations that are taken by Coca Cola (30%).
INSTRUCTIONS
1) Evaluate International Operations Management real world scenarios.
2) Demonstrate critical awareness of the issues, problems and practices that characterise International Operations Management.
3) Critically evaluate and apply International Operations Management techniques in different national and cultural settings
4) Apply the issues that are associated with FDI, outsourcing, CSR to the sustainability of International Operations Management
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
CONTROL AND COORDINATION OF THE OPERATIONS
-Definition and discussion of the approaches that are chosen by the organization to achieve integration
-Insight into how the organization applies control and coordination of the operations.
-Specific examples from the literature identifying areas of best practice that are employed that allow the parent organization to manage remote facilities
MANAGEMENT OF THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
-Identification of how the organization operates an extended global supply chain.
-Discussion of the specifics of the supply chain and how the organization deals with raw material, component and sub-assemblies that are required for the final assembly.
-Discussion of the supply chain issues of products that are manufactured in remote facilities for sale in global markets.
-A critical evaluation of the issues that are put in place to ensure continuity of supply.
THE USE OF OUTSOURCING, JOINT VENTURES OR FDI WITHIN THE OPERATIONS
-An exploration of the differences between international outsourcing, joint ventures and vertical FDI and highlight the reasons for adopting these approaches in international operations.
-Identify the amount of the manufacture the organizations products that are either outsourced or part of a joint venture.
-Provide a critical appraisal of the checks and balances that need to be undertaken by the organization to ensure that the contract is delivered to a satisfactory level by the contractor of JV operator
THE CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE ORGANISATION
-Discussion of the issues that are associated with having operations that are hosted in international locations and especially emerging economies
-Research and evaluation of the CSR statements of organization and an appraisal of how they are viewed as a socially responsible organization.
-Specific examples from the literature identifying areas of best practice and areas of concern that are associated with the parent organization and the contractors.
Clarity of expression, logical arguments and grammar, syntax, spelling as well as appropriate structuring of the the assignment.
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