Assignment Task
Summary
Each student is to select a publicly traded company for which they will prepare a 15-page minimum (excluding cover page, citations, and exhibit section) written case analysis. The student will use APA and submit in a single Word document. The report must include a table of contents, 1-page executive summary (located at the beginning of the paper), and section at the end of the paper for citations and exhibits (refer to APA for proper formatting). The analysis will include a company profile and address one significant organizational issue in depth for the selected company. The report must suggest how to resolve the issue based on the operational analytics concepts explored in this class. The student should write the report/analysis in a manner that could be presented to senior leadership and used to convince leadership of the findings and to accept the recommendations.
The preparation of this report will require considerable time. It is recommended that students complete as much individual research as possible. Examination of documents such as annual reports will be necessary to determine the direction of the company and its results. Additional information may be secured through journals, personal interviews, newspaper articles, etc.
In a single Word document, submit the the final case analysis through the Turnitin assignment tool. Similarity must not exceed 20% and all similarities must be properly cited.
Your case analysis must include the following. Use the bullet points as section headings.
- Identify the most important facts surrounding the case.
- Identify the key issue.
- Analytical data to support your identification of the issue including charts, graphs, spreadsheets, etc. Specify alternative courses of action.
- New data models to support your alternative solutions including charts, graphs, spreadsheets, etc.
- Evaluate each course of action.
- Recommend the best course of action.