eliminating all forms of waste (where waste is defined as anything that does not add value in the production process and supply chain). The idea behind lean production stems from Japan where for many years supply chain managers have been seeking to eliminate ‘muda’ ie any activity which involves wasted effort‚ materials and time. Exel is particularly effective in ensuring lean production because it is able to reduce ‘muda’ at every stage in the supply chain from designing efficient warehousing systems
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Introduction to operations management Learning outcomes After reading this chapter you will be able to: ➜ Define what is meant by operations management ➜ Understand the nature of operations within an organization ➜ Explain what an operations manager does and the role he/she plays in an organization ➜ Discuss the similarities and differences between the manufacturing and service sectors of the economy ➜ Explain the similarities and differences between customer processing operations‚ materials processing
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I. How Do Businesses Compete? （Q1‚Q2) 1. Business strategies are primarily concerned with allocating resources across functional activities and product-markets to give the unit a sustainable advantage over its competitors. 2. The unit’s core competencies and resources‚ together with the customer and competitive characteristics of its industry‚ determine the viability of any particular competitive strategy. 3. Most SBUs pursue a single competitive strategy—one that best fits their market environments
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INTRODUCTION Country Manager is an international marketing simulation which focuses on the issue of international market entry and expansion. We played the role of a country manager for a major consumer products company called Allstar brand who was faced with a matured domestic in Latin America. Our country manager team developed a marketing strategy for the product Allsmile‚ choosing among six countries in Latin America. We also implemented this marketing strategy which would be profitable
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operation management • Executive Summary Operation management is defined as the design‚ operation‚ and improvement of the systems that create and deliver the firm’s primary products and services. Somerset furniture company’s global supply chain was getting lose its competitive edge and even faced shipments delayed by as much as 40%. The company prides itself on customer service and fears that late deliveries to its customers would harm its credibility and result in lost customers and excessive
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A manger has a very important role in a company. A perfect manager is a boon for any company and a good manager needs to have a strong knowledge about the functioning of a company. In one’s company‚ there are appear of some managers which are inspired‚ some are motivated‚ and others are failing miserably to engage with their employees. When the employees are choosing to leave from their position‚ it is often because of their manager or the relationship between other employees in their working
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Executive summary The aim of the report is the write about the project manager. Discussion and analyzing the quality and skills that a project manager have will be on the report. There will also be the case study and analyzing if the project manager in the case study is a good or bad manager. In the first part of the main body‚ the report will discuss about the quality of the project manager from communication skills‚ enthusiasm and empathy. The competencies and managerial effectiveness will come
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(October 17‚ 2011). Traits of a Good Manager. www.buzzle.com. Traits of a good Manager by Manali Oak retrieved October 17‚ 2011 From- http://www.buzzle.com/articles/traits-of-a-good-manager.html Summary- these article discuses 4 important traits that a good manager will need to succeed in the working world as well as some ideas on how to act and listen to your employee’s Leadership Leadership is one of the vital qualities of a good manager. A good manager is often seen exercising effective
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Operations management focuses on managing the processes of producing and distributing products and services. Operations activities often include product creation‚ development‚ production and distribution. It deals with all operations within the organization. Related activities include managing purchases‚ inventory control‚ quality control‚ storage‚ logistics and evaluations. The nature of how operations management is carried out in an organization depends very much on the nature of products or services
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biggest opportunities facing new managers entering industry?’ In today’s economic condition that always changing‚ very complex challenges and opportunities are facing new managers when entering workplace in any sectors of company. The new managers who are looking for jobs in the market are either experienced or fresh graduates. It is important for them to have competency and set of skills‚ as globalisation and competitiveness continue to grow. Thus‚ managers have bigger responsibilities in blending
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