BSV11103

Production
Management
Trimester 2
January - May 2010

Module Leader

Dr Andrew W Brown
Room E53 Merchiston Campus
A.Brown3@napier.ac.uk

Coursework January 2010

1.0 Coursework Summary
Value of coursework

This coursework is worth 30% of the final mark that you will gain for BSV11103 Production Management.

Minimum mark

To pass the coursework you must achieve a mark of 50% or greater.

Issue date

The coursework is issued on Tuesday 26th January 2010.

Submission date

The submission date for this coursework is Thursday 18th March 2010.

Feedback and the return of provisional grades

You will receive feedback for this coursework on Tuesday 20th April 2010. A provisional grade will be returned with your feedback. Please
note that the grade remains provisional until formally ratified at a module board of examiners.

Learning outcomes assessed by this coursework

The full learning outcomes for this module are printed in the module guide (issued separately). This coursework relates to the following
learning outcome.

- Evaluate Resource Management strategies and concepts in construction

Other learning outcomes will be assessed via the formal exam at the end of the Trimester, however, please note that the learning outcome
defined above is broad and extends beyond this coursework. This coursework is focused on a specific aspect of the learning outcome.
Therefore, you should not assume that aspects of this particular learning outcomes will not be assessed in the exam as well as in this
coursework.

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Coursework syllabus and guidance

This coursework focuses on material presented in Unit 2 which covers Resources. Material that relates to the coursework question will be
delivered in the lecture in Week 5 of the teaching plan.

2.0 Coursework
In July 2009, the incoming chief executive of BAA Plc, Steven Morgan, cancelled ALL of the newly signed framework agreements worth an
estimated £4.8bn amid an assertion that they lack competition and are not suitable for BAA as a construction client.

This decision came in the midst of a major recession.

BAA’s London Heathrow Terminal 5 project revolutionised subcontracting arrangements and pioneered new approaches to collaborative working
in the UK construction industry. It also represented one of the few ‘mega projects’ in the UK to have been delivered successfully in management
terms.

Prepare a critique of the decision taken by BAA Plc to tear up their framework agreements with their construction supply chain
and evaluate the potential consequences of these decisions upon BAA as a client and upon the construction industry.

Note your report should be typed, should not exceed 10 printed pages and should be appropriately referenced.

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