Scenario:
You have recently gained employment as a Trainee EngineeringManager with a large multinational company which manufactureselectrical machines and transducers, including transformers,motors, generators, sensors and actuators.
Your line manager has tasked you with creating a report to indicateyour level of knowledge in engineering management.
Activity:
Within your report you have specifically been instructed to providewritten solutions to the following questions.
Task:
a) Discuss the main features of project and operationsmanagement tools used to manage activities and various resourceswithin the engineering industry. What are the most effective toolsto employ when managing activities and optimising the allocation ofresources? Present a table which compares the relative merits ofsuch tools.
b) Compare what can be used to improve management processeswithin the engineering industry? Which activities will improvemanagement strategies? How do you think management strategies maybe improved in certain circumstances or situations?
