Analyse the differing resource requirements of the three profiled businesses in different sectors: Resource Management Report, UU, UK

Assignment Scenario

You are employed as a researcher for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the UK. Funding has been provided for a study of resource management in organizations. The aim is to compare the management of physical and human resources in different sectors. Your role is to carry out research into profiled organizations representing different sectors.

You will present your research findings in a report which is split into four sections. You will find brief profiles of three businesses in Appendix 1 and a more detailed analysis of an organization in Appendix 2. To ensure your report is comprehensive you will need to carry out supplementary research into similar businesses in these sectors to ensure you provide detailed findings. You should reference any sources using a recognised referencing style e.g. Harvard.

Task 1 In the first part of your report you must:

• analyse the differing resource requirements of the three profiled businesses in different sectors

• explain the importance of resource management and how this is achieved within organisations Extension activity To achieve a Distinction, your report must also: Evaluate internal and external factors which impact on resource management. Learning outcomes and assessment criteria LO1 1.1, 1.2, 1D1

Task 2 In this part of the report, you should explain the importance of the effective use of physical resources by providing:

• an explanation of how the use of physical resources is monitored and managed

• an evaluation of the measures to reduce the impact of resource wastage • an assessment of the costs of high-profile technological failures

• an assessment of the business case for the use of ethical and sustainable resources You should give examples from each sector that relate to the organisations profiled.