NMIMS Global Access

School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)

Course: Management Theory and Practice

Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination

Assignment Marks: 30

Instructions:

 All Questions carry equal marks.

 All Questions are compulsory

 All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for

question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,

illustrations as far as possible.

 All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.

 Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for

attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the

source of reference.

 Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from

other students is not allowed.

 Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.

1. ABC Ltd. has been going through a bad phase off late in their Business of Machine

Spare Parts. The lockdown and the Covid 19 scenario has impacted them even more.

Someone suggested them to use the 5 S technique in order to bring about a positive

Change. Can you as a consultant guide them on the same as they are clueless about the

same? (10 Marks)

For Theoretical Answer Assessment Parameter Weightage

Introduction 20% Concepts and Application related to the question

60%

Conclusion 20%

For Numerical Answer Assessment Parameter Weightage

Understanding and usage of the formula

20%

Procedure / Steps 50%

Correct Answer & Interpretation

30%

NMIMS Global Access

School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)

Course: Management Theory and Practice

Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination

2. You are hired as an external consultant to analyze the culture of XYZ Ltd. Can you

please explain that how will you analyze the same using Trompenaar’s 7 Dimensions

of Culture? (10 Marks)

3. A newly set up start-up company is confused about how to get their organizational

structure correct and would want to take some guidance from you

a. Can you share some characteristics of an effective organizational structure (5 Marks)

b. Can you explain how will the 6 box model help the organization designing their

structure (5 Marks)

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* Late submission will result in a reduction of the grade by 10% for each calendar day.

Mini-Project Assignment #2

SAP vs. Oracle vs. Microsoft Dynamics: Strengths, Weaknesses, Tradeoffs and Trends

Purpose of the Assignment:

This assignment has a two-fold purpose:

1. To help students better understand Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and the three leading ERP vendors: SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics.

2. To find out the strengths, weaknesses and tradeoffs that tend to neutralize the appeal of each of these leading ERP systems.

Requirements of the Assignment:

Visit the websites of SAP at http://www.sap.com, and Oracle at http://www.oracle.com, and

Microsoft Dynamics at https://dynamics.microsoft.com/en-us/, then, identify the following:

1. The strengths, weaknesses and tradeoffs that tend to neutralize the appeal of each of these leading ERP systems;

2. Three major trends we would expect to see with SAP, Oracle and Microsoft Dynamics between now and the near future.

Write a short report on the findings of the above items 1 and 2 with appropriate comparison,

contrast, analysis and discussion. The report should be in APA (American Psychology

Association) style but without a cover pager. The report should be word-processed in Times

New Roman 12 pt font and double spaced, with no less than FIVE double-spaced and numbered

pages (with 1” margins on all sides), excluding figures, tables, illustrations, and references.

Fewer or more pages will result in points deduction.

The report should include the following parts (in order to save paper, no cover page! Otherwise,

some points will be taken off):

▪ Your name and course information (in order to save paper, no cover page! Otherwise, some points will be taken off).

▪ Title of the report ▪ Abstract of the report (single spaced and in between the title and the Introduction) ▪ Introduction ▪ Main findings and major trends with comparison, contrast, analysis, and discussion ▪ Conclusion ▪ References (correct citations in APA format and not counted for the length requirement).

This assignment accounts 5% of your final grade.

Grading Criteria:

Grades will be based on:

• The appropriate content of your report (50%).

• The quality, clarity, and concise of your report (50%).

Due Date:

Please submit your report on Blackboard on: Thursday, December 3, 2020*