hi there tutors! im here to cure my doubts. i hv 2 questions to ask. must be based on the organization selected – Sime Darby Berhad. Needs to prepare a written report based on the questions as a guide.  So, below here is the question brief: i have selected an organization that is 'Sime Darby Berhad' which is operating in conglomerate industries, based in the country Malaysia. Note that you dont need to look at the entire company but instead may decide to focus on a particular business unit or operation. Required: 1. Operations Strategy                                                    Discuss the operations strategy of your chosen organisation. Does your chosen organisation have a clear operations strategy? How does the operations strategy support or complement the business strategy? How has the operations strategy developed and changed in recent years? If the organisation doesn’t have an operations strategy can you help them broadly define an operations strategy or give them guidance on what they should do to develop one? 2. Supply Chain Outline the supply chain of the organisation (or part of it), including purchasing, physical distribution management and materials management. How is IT used to supply chain management? Outline how the supply chain might be improved. dear tutor, i hope for a clear, precise & easy-to-understand lenghty explanations. thank you so much!

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hi there tutors! im here to cure my doubts.

i hv 2 questions to ask. must be based on the organization selected – Sime Darby Berhad. Needs to prepare a written report based on the questions as a guide. 

So, below here is the question brief:

i have selected an organization that is 'Sime Darby Berhad' which is operating in conglomerate industries, based in the country Malaysia. Note that you dont need to look at the entire company but instead may decide
to focus on a particular business unit or operation.

Required:

1. Operations Strategy                                                    Discuss the operations strategy of your chosen organisation. Does your chosen organisation
have a clear operations strategy? How does the operations strategy support or complement the
business strategy? How has the operations strategy developed and changed in recent years? If
the organisation doesn’t have an operations strategy can you help them broadly define an
operations strategy or give them guidance on what they should do to develop one?

2. Supply Chain
Outline the supply chain of the organisation (or part of it), including purchasing, physical
distribution management and materials management. How is IT used to supply chain
management
? Outline how the supply chain might be improved.

dear tutor, i hope for a clear, precise & easy-to-understand lenghty explanations. thank you so much!

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