Winter / November 2012 Master of Business Administration - Semester 2 MB0044 - Production and Operation Management ASSIGNMENT- Set 1 Q1. Explain the basic competitive priorities considered while formulating operations strategy by a firm? Competitiveness is at the core of all strategies. Even among them‚ priorities tend to bring the organisation’s focus on the areas to be dealt with in terms of allocation of resources – people‚ money‚ and time. This means that different functional areas with
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Advances in process technology have radically changed many operations over the last two or three decades. And all indications are that the pace of technological development is not slowing down. Few operations have been unaffected by this because all operations use some kind of process technology‚ whether it is a simple Internet link or the most complex and sophisticated of automated factories. But whatever the technology‚ all operations managers need to understand what emerging technologies can do
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is basically a services output organisation and Bakers Pride Limited which is a product output organisation in the following areas: 1. The process of transformation of inputs to outputs 2. Process and capacity design. 3. Supply chain management. 4. Scheduling. 2.1. The process of transformation of inputs to outputs The creation of goods or services involves transforming or converting inputs into outputs. (William J. Stevenson 8th Ed.: 4). 2.1.1 Inputs The inputs for the two
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the freezer in a temperature between – 18° and -23°. The rule for the frozen food is that the first to come in is the first to come out. Health‚ safety and hygiene issues are taken seriously; the manager is responsible of the good following of the operations. In the kitchen‚ every employee is assigned a specific task‚ meat is bake between two heating plate that are cleaned every 30 minutes‚ after it’s done they use a special thermometer to make sure that the meat is at least 69 °‚ employees that are
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| Rooms Division operation Management | Higher National Diploma In Hospitality Management | Bheemuck Chuvinee Neha & Emile Natacha Sandrine 11/19/2012 | Acknowledgement We would take this opportunity to first of all‚ express our words of gratitude to Mr Armooghum‚ who has been present for our queries. He has helped us a lot in solving confusions. The lectures have been helpful for the assignment‚ which have been one of the motivating factors. We would also like to thank the
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MODULE TITLE: SUPPLY CHAIN AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT ASSIGNMENT TITLE: ESSAY ON SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESS TABLE OF CONTENT 1.0 Executive summary 3 2.0 Introduction 4 3.0 Risk identification 5 4.0 Risk assessment
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Zakir ALI ALAMI Yakult’s Operation Management Process: Research Activities Part A: Background Information Questions 1) What is Yakults corporate philosophy? Ans: Yakult ’s greatest goal is to bring smiles to faces everywhere. The global corporate philosophy of the Yakult Group is: "We contribute to the health and happiness of people around the world through pursuit of excellence in life sciences in general and our research and experience in microorganisms in particular. 2) What type
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Operations Management Notes & Study Guide Chapter 1 (MSWD) When people wait‚ there is a mismatch between supply and demand‚ with respect either to their timing or their quantities. By better matching supply w demand‚ a firm gains a significant competitive advantage over its rivals. Demand can vary (in either predictable or unpredictable ways) and supply is inflexible. Pg. 2 – great Table that shows examples of supply-Demand Mismatch Even a seemingly small improvement in operations can have a
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IMPORTANT THEORY QUESTIONS IN OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 1. Define productivity. How can it be measured? How can the productivity of an organization be increased? 2. What is the transformation process? Explain the transformation process in a restaurant. 3. How is a job shop different from the batch production process? 4. What are the differences between manufacturing and service operations? 5. What are the characteristics of a good product design? 6. What is service capacity? Which strategies
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1. Introduction This report focuses on the case studies of the Levi Jeans workers and the California Auto Club reengineering customer service. It looks at operations management as a source for gaining a competitive advantage and overcoming potential problems experienced within and organisation or workplace. The questions to be reviewed are as follows: Jeans Therapy - Levi’s factory worker are assigned to teams‚ and morale takes a hit: 1. What went wrong with Levi’s move to teams in their plants
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