Chapter 1 Introduction to Operations Management Adding Value by Improving Operations Management Better management of a company’s operations can add substantial value to the company by improving its competitiveness and long-term profitability. Poor operations decisions can hurt a company’s competitive position and increase its costs on the other hand; good operations decisions can improve the value of the company by increasing profitability and growth. Operations management is an important
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1. Why should one study operations management? Operations Management is the set of activities that creates value in the form of goods and services by transforming inputs into outputs. • Operations Management is one of the three major functions of any organization‚ and it is generally related to all the other business functions. All organizations market (sell)‚ finance (account)‚ and produce (operate)‚ and it is important to know how the Operations Management activity functions. Therefore‚ we study
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Chapter 1—The Global Marketing Imperative TRUE/FALSE 1. International marketing is much more than the science and art of business; it includes economics‚ anthropology‚ cultural studies‚ geography‚ history‚ languages‚ jurisprudence‚ statistics‚ demographics‚ and many other fields. ANS: T PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 4 NAT: AACSB Analytic | CB&E Model International perspective | R&D Knowledge of general business functions 2. The major foundation of the international marketing process
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GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT Chapters review Chapter 5 Free trade: government not try to influence through quotas or duties what can be bought from/sold to other country Benefits: -Smith‚ Ricardo and heckscher Ohlin predict that the consequences of fee trade include both static economics gain (because free trade supports a higher level of domestic consumption and more efficient utilization of resources) and dynamic economic gains (because free trade stimulates economic growth and the creation of
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Chapter Summaries (Chapter 1-4) Chapter 1 Dead At the first chapter “Dead” the narrator Ruth‚ who says about her early life with her family. She rushed the interview‚ because she wants to watch Dallas. James’s mother was born with the Jewish name Ruchel Dwarja Zylska on April 1‚ 1921‚ in Poland. Her parents got rid of that name when they came to America. Ruth explains that she has become “dead” to her family when she married James`s father
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Management Report - IKEA Global Marketing 12 January 2015 To: Senior Vice President Marketing‚ IKEA Re: Global Strategic Marketing Plan 1. Brief Profile of IKEA IKEA came into being in 1943 as a vendor for pens‚ wallets and watches. It’s owner Ingvar Kamprad went door to door to sell this tiny products. Eventually it began to sell furniture. The hallmark from the very beginning was low price coupled with innovation in its design and business supply line operations. According to IKEA’s Annual Report
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SFIB3 GLOBAL MANAGEMENT MIB https://hult.instructure.com MODULE A 2012-13 INSTRUCTOR Nicholas Imparato‚ Ph.D. EMAIL nick.imparato@faculty.hult.edu PHONE/SKYPE 650.799.6290 INSTRUCTOR AVAILABILITY Monday 12:15 – 12:45; 3:45 PM to 4:15 PM Tuesday afternoon 2:00 – 4:00 and Wednesday by appointment CLASS TIMES & ROOM(S) Cohort : Monday 8:45 – 11:45; Cohort Monday 12:45 – 3:45 COURSE AIMS AND DESCRIPTION OF CONTENT Global Management addresses
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Chapter 2 The Balanced Scorecard and Strategy Map | | ------------------------------------------------- QUESTIONS 2-1 Financial performance measures‚ such as operating income and return on investment‚ indicate whether the company’s strategy and its implementation are increasing shareholder value. However‚ financial measures tend to be lagging indicators of the strategy. Firms monitor nonfinancial measures to understand whether they are building or destroying their capabilities—with customers
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Question 1 0 out of 1 points All of the following statements are true regarding the role of IT in empowering employees‚ EXCEPT: Selected Answer: it expands employees’ job knowledge. Correct Answer: it reduces the scope of employees’ job responsibilities. Feedback: Information technology is being increasingly used to empower employees because it expands employees’ job knowledge and increases the scope of their job responsibilities. AACSB: Analytic Blooms
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self-reference criterion has important implications for international marketing reference criterion and discusses its implications for each element of the marketing mix. Use examples to explain. - Culture * SRC concept link to 4Ps * Religion‚ value‚ language‚ political‚ education (determinants) * Strategy – Standardization (ethnocentric) Explain the main arguments for and against the customization of the marketing communication campaign in overseas markets. Use examples. - Marcomm
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