Journal of Operations Management 20 (2002) 419–433 Effective case research in operations management: a process perspective I. Stuart∗ ‚ D. McCutcheon‚ R. Handfield‚ R. McLachlin‚ D. Samson Faculty of Business‚ University of Victoria‚ P.O. Box 1700‚ Victoria‚ BC‚ Canada V8W 2Y2 Received 8 August 2001; received in revised form 26 October 2001; accepted 11 March 2002 Abstract Despite many calls for case-based operations management research‚ the successful publication rate of such articles
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Chapter 01 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: as a competitive weapon mks mks@mdi.ac.in http://mks507.vistapanel.net Prof. (Dr.) Manoj K Srivastava Operations Management Area 1. The Systems Approach C O N T E N T S 2. 3. OM Definition Ten Critical Decisions 4. 5. The Cases 4V Typology of Operations 6. 7. Productivity Competitiveness 8. 9. Manufacturing Vs. Service? The History 10. The Future 1 Systems Approach Systems Approach Reduce waste…or
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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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sovereignty. – Part A & Part B NON STATE ACTOR 1) NSA play a very important role in the global affair today. Discuss the significance of NSA in the international affairs. 2) Explain the meaning of NSA. Discuss the advantages & disadvantages of NSA in the international arena. GLOBALIZATION 1) Discuss the positive and negative effects of globalization a developing country. CHAPTER 2: GLOBAL CONFLICT USSR 1) Discuss the internal & external factors which caused the collapse of
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Name of instructor: George Peary BBA (Year 1) Date of Submission: 9 October 2012 The article‚” Pumping up the Canada in Canadian Tire” by Susan Krashinsky gives a detailed overview of the upcoming changes in the business environment of Canadian Tire stores across the country. While the company is gearing up to celebrate its 90th anniversary this year‚ it is simultaneously getting ready to face new competition. The company is preparing itself for the entry
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Global Citizenship With the developed information technology‚ the world has become smaller and smaller as a whole. However‚ a gap between poor and rich is growing in the last decades (Eikenberry‚ 2006‚ p.587). The philanthropy‚ which means voluntary contribution to welfare‚ also has received more attention in the mainstream media. Philanthropy from a few privileged people in richer countries can make a difference to the poorer people and countries. Just as Margaret Mead (cited in Leder‚ 2005‚ p
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Global Organizations: An analysis ZINNOV LLC 138 SOUTH QUEENSCLIFF CIRCLE‚ THE WOODLANDS‚ TEXAS -77382 FAX 1 419 844 2583 • PHONE (US) 1 832 326 3854 • (INDIA) + 91 80 227 3130 EMAIL: PARI@ZINNOV.COM Global Organizations Table of contents INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................ 3 GLOBAL SOURCING IS CURRENTLY THE MOST POPULAR STRATEGY IN CORPORATE BOARD ROOMS ............ 3 Organization
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Management 201 Organization and Management Case on Motivation and Leadership THE PATTERSON OPERATION[1] Background Carrington‚ Inc. is an international company engaged in the production and distribution of pharmaceuticals‚ proprietary drugs‚ and cosmetics and toiletries. In its worldwide operations‚ Carrington employs over 15‚000 people and has sales of over 15‚000 people and has sales of over $500 annually. At the midsouth plant of Carrington‚ Inc. management was faced with problems of
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The Encyclopedia of Operations Management Terms by Professor Arthur V. Hill Curtis L. Carlson School of Management 321-19th Avenue South University of Minnesota Minneapolis‚ MN 55455-0413 USA ahill@umn.edu Revised July 20‚ 2003 P O M S Production Operations Management Society The electronic version of this encyclopedia is distributed free of charge by the Production Operations Management Society (POMS) under the conditions that (1) you send corrections and additions to ahill@umn.edu
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Critical Decision areas of operation management I. Goods and service design. According to Henzer (2004)‚ design of goods and design defines much of the transformation process. The factors of cost‚ quality and human resources must be made during the stage. Operation management of product and services is also different because due to different characteristic and tangible / intangible feature. II. Quality. Customer has a very high quality standard nowadays and operation management decision in quality
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