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OS REPORTData collection Guidelines
W[at shoutdbe there, What questions are to be answered
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Where was OS doneWhy this orgarization was selectedWhat was the
duration of studYWhat was the objective of studYWhat all did you
observe - in on-e line, about the departments,structure,
products.What is your finding and conclusion - In one or two lines,
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I comment on the structure, key resources, SWOT.
Executive summary
CHAPTER ONE What is about - Itsntroduction to studY
should be mentioned in scoPe.fo Uraott*d - Type of organization
, its history, vision,structure, hierarchy, people, processes'
products interdepartmental interactions, the industry in whichthis
organizationbelongs and their competitorsTo analyse - Performance,
Key resources, Strerrgth and '
Wt ut it tt . boundary / limit or the coverage expected in
thestudy - For example "the study is limited to a
{nglebranch"'orggeographic al ared'. Full details of the unit /
units Td ,h. lea ofresponsibilities. Exclusions: Areas not covered
in the study -Sav if a particular department like R&D is not
covered that
Scope of Study
Objective of study
How did you collect data.How did you generate informationHow did
you analyse data( Tools used for presentation and
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Oia yo" g.t all the data? if not what data you,did not get
andDid you interview all those people you had planned? if Not
whyana wny do you feel that is a sei back to the study.Was the time
sufficient? What all would you have done if moretime was given.Any
other limitation like few activities or decisions taken inthe scope
of this stud
Limitations of Study
ical. Economic, Environmental,. fne .*ternal environment factors
like Governrnent rggulations,Analysis of remoteextemal
Environment
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What should be there, W inand Politica uff.the which of these
factors have a consideratre influence "" irr"nnance of the
businessIndustry Profile andAnalysis Identify the industry to which
tanalysis,( the five forces rerevant to this indJsiry
g"rg"irid'"po-wer of suppliers, Bargaining power of buyers, Thr;
;isubstitute products, Threat of new entrants, int.rritv
oirirrr.yamong competitors-Under threat of new entrants, discuss
the entry barriers_Economies of scale,. experience curve, product
differentiation,cost independent of size, Access to distribution
channel,government policv.)Competitor Analysis Not every firm
within the industry comp.t. *ittE.h otho -enerally competitors are
those tirat have similar J;"gi";i . gtargeting the same segment,
targeting a same geog.aphi"c ur.l oicompete on same strategic lines
,tf cost leadership oidifferentiation.Identify one or two major
competitors and give a comparativestudy between the firm under
study and its oo*petitorr. -comparison may be done onperformance
factois like tumover,no of products, profitability, market share
etc.cqAqTER THREE _Organization overview Organization profile :
Name A futMission statement, Market status of the company,
International
certifications, awards, recognition etcHistory - Year of
inception and the route it took to reach thepresent stafus.Form of
ownership - proprietorship, partnership, pvt. Itd orpublic
ltd.corporate structure - Details of branches, Sister concern,
SBU,sand their location, Area and logic if any of placing those
units inthe locations.Organization structure - Type of organization
structure -Fntrepreneurship structurd, Functional structure, Divi
sionalStructure - by Geographic area, product or service, Customer
orprocess. SBU, Matrix Structure.Tall ( Multiple levels ) or flat
Strr;cture ( Few levels)DepartmentsProduction Department- product
range and productioncapacities, Technology, raw material and its
sources. processflow of at least one major product.
