The Importance of Integrated Operations Planning

Length and format: Work sheets from below, and a paper no less than 400 words in length. 
Topic
The dominant theme of supply chain management is the achievement of operational integration. The benefits from operational integration are directly related to CAPTURING EFFICIENCIES BETWEEN FUNCTIONS within an enterprise as well as ACROSS ENTERPRISES in a supply chain.
Having noted this, let’s take a closer look at a business you’re familiar with, and come up with a plan!
Select either a business where you currently work, worked previously, or even select Post University.

Make sure you identify what you are covering!
Complete the inputs for the questions below based on either your work, or school. Each section is based on a different facet of the organization, so the hope is the business is covered as a whole.
Then comment on the overall outlook for that business as it relates to integrated operations planning. Does it function well, or is there a need for improvement? Where is that improvement needed, and what would you do, based on this week’s readings, to effect change? Be sure to include your worksheet from below with the assignment!

Students: Be sure to read the criteria (last page), by which your assignment will be evaluated, before you write, and again after you write.

Grading criteria and rubric below.

Assignment Length
Professional communication
Complete addressing of questions/topics
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Deduct 25 points Less than 100 words
0 points
0-4 points
Deduct 15 points 100-299 words
1-4 points
5-9 points
Deduct 10 points 300-399 words
5-9 points
10-14 points
Full credit

400 words or more
10 points
15-20 points
/100
Grading Criteria for This Week’s Assignment
Criteria
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Needs Improvement
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Exemplary
Information Sheets Included
No; Deduct 40 points
Answers are one word, no explanation; Deduct 20 points
Answers cover the questions as asked; No deduction

Assignment Complete On-Time
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Full Credit

More than two days
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Complete On-Time

More than 10 grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors.
5-9 grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors.
1-4 grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors.
No grammatical, capitalization, spelling or punctuation errors.
References to weekly course materials
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No references made.
1 relevant reference made.
2 relevant references made.
3 or more relevant references made.
Questions are not addressed, missing many parts, irrelevant, or off- topic.
Questions somewhat addressed, but may be missing some parts.
Questions are mostly addressed, with few parts missing.
All questions are addressed.