This is an individual assignment (Equivalent of 2000 words)
Assignment Scenario
You are a project manager in a manufacturing company, AutoTyres Ltd. The main business of your company is the manufacture of tyres for cars and trucks, which are distributed in the European Union.
Your factory is situated inside the Industrial Park of Blumac town and is close to three housing estates and a small village, which in total have a population of about 3000 people (See map below). River Cruze passes directly alongside your site boundary. The river is a successful habitat for several kinds of fish, and supports a thriving local small-scale fishing industry. Your manufacturing plant has been in its present location for over 25 years and is a prime location because of the nearby road and rail networks which the firm uses to transport its raw materials and finished products
In recent times, unusually heavy rains have caused the river to overflow its banks. This flooded your site and caused a large chemical leak from your storage tanks into the river. In the summer of 2013, a fire outbreak in the storage area of the factory for finished products spread toxic fumes to the surrounding residential area and the fishing village. This has had serious health consequences, especially a dramatic increase in respiratory diseases, on the local population for which your organisation is currently facing
· AutoPlast Ltd
River Cruze
MAP OF BLUMAC SHOWING INDUSTRIAL PARK, RESIDENTIAL ESTATES & FISHING VILLAGE
5 legal actions from various individuals and interest groups. As a result of these incidents, a section of the local community has been quite vocal in their objection to your continued presence at the site. However, because you employ approximately 800 workers the majority of whom come from the local community, there is still some tolerance of your business among a sizeable majority of the locals. Whilst the local administration and planning authorities want your factory to relocate, they cannot enforce the move through the planning laws as the factory’s site carries immunity. They are also acutely aware of your contribution to the local economy as a major employer.
In addition to the environmental and planning issues, your company has been unable to achieve its projected annual sales growth rates in the last three years due mainly to the introduction of cheaper, comparable products to your market by competitors from Eastern Europe. This has been of great concern to the shareholders of your company who are worried about the value of their investments.
 You are required to carry out the following tasks:
1) Profile the risks to your organisation given the above scenario and prepare a quantitative assessment
of the risks using an appropriate risk register for the following strategic categories of risk:
i Political
ii. Economic
iii. Social
iv. Technological
v. Legal
vi. Environmental
vii. Competitive
(20 marks)
2) Prepare a disaster recovery plan against some possible hazards to your organisation. The plan must
include 2 environmental hazards and 2 technological hazards. The format of your report should
include a profile of the hazards, the contingency plan and the disaster response for each hazard.
(15 marks)
3) Provide a detailed value chain analysis of your business with a view to improving your performance
in the market.
(20 marks)