ompleting Your Assignment

 What am I required to do in this assignment?

This first assignment comprises of the development of a portfolio of knowledge that draws on real life examples or situations.  The portfolio will be a series of smaller “bite size” tasks or activities that will build in to the overall portfolio and you will have to complete these tasks in a set number of weeks through the initial part of the module. These weeks are 3, 5, 7, 9 and 10. During these weeks there will be some time set aside in class to discuss these tasks and be able to review with your individual tutor, your progress to date and you are encouraged to complete these as soon as possible when they are issued. All tasks must be completed in order to secure a pass in this assessment.

Task 1: Contemporary Research

You need to discuss with your tutor in week 3 of your module.

There are a number of operational management issues that are reported on the news daily that have an effect on our lives. Research a topic and select 2 current news publications from newspapers, magazines or radio or TV broadcasts as evidence and summarise in 500 words what the key operational issue is, what caused the problem and what if any would be the suggested solution to the problem. This could be related to Fuel crisis, Price inflation, Utility bills increase, Brexit, Poverty & unemployment, Housing crisis, Food or consumer products shortages or Vaccine rollout for example.

Task 2: ALDI 

Please read the Aldi Case study below and answer in 600 words the questions at the end.

For completion in week 5 of your module.