Application is the key to this SCM course. Everyone could easily read and remember the textbooks, but applying what you learned into the real world is a completely different story. This assignment gives everyone the opportunity to explore the applications of operations management and to identify the linkage between theories and practices.

Instruction:

To finish this assignment, you need to first read the chapters slides and textbook to build a solid understanding of operations management, such as what business functions or activities belong to operations management, and what key issues and strategies of operations management are. Equipped with a solid understanding, you can find a relevant article and identify the linkage between the knowledge you learned and the practical scenarios. In the end, briefly list your takeaways.

Requirements:

Find a recent news/article about operations management

1. Article title and the website link to the article you choose

2. Briefly summarize the article/news (using 3-5 sentences in your own words to introduce the article to the rest of the class)

3. Explain how this article is related to the contents of this week