Discussion Questions for OM 5016 Class 2 Ch 1 &2. Operations Management Introduction and Strategy 1. What is Operations Management? What are major OM decisions? 2. What are the key differences between goods and services? 3. What a role does productivity play? How to measure productivity and what challenges do we have in measuring and improving productivity? 4. What is mission and strategy? How important is it for an organization to develop a mission and strategy? 5. What
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profitability begins to decline. The company is still considered profitable at this point‚ but losing ground. The second period is known as the period of crisis. At this point the company needs to turnaround. This stage is marked by a decline in profits (even negatives)‚ a fall in market share and the company’s poor cash situation. The third stage is the period of recovery or the turning point. This is the stage where serious action is taken to turnaround the company. Important decisions like scaling
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ssHow to Increase Sales in Retail with Market Basket Analysis Marko Svetina‚ Jože Zupančič Merkur d.d. C. na Okroglo 7‚ Naklo‚ Slovenia marko.svetina@merkur.si University of Maribor‚ Faculty of Organizational Sciences Kidričeva cesta 55a‚ Kranj‚ Slovenia joze.zupancic@fov.uni-mb.si Abstract: This paper investigates market basket analysis as an important component of analytical CRM in retail organizations. It presents the case of the company Merkur d.d.‚ Slovenia‚ a trading company dealing in items
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Introduction ARC is one of the oldest manufactures / exporters of home textiles & institutional linen from Pakistan it is a family concern‚ dealing in textiles and exporting its products to various parts of the world since 1968. ARC textile industry is producing textile from greige to bleach‚ dyed‚ printed and all sorts of finished products (complete cut to pack) under one the same unit. ARC has proved its identity as one of the best suppliers from Pakistan due its trustable management‚ honoring
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Assignment On: Non Profit Organization By: ABC Dated: NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) 6001 Executive Blvd‚ N. Bethesda‚ Maryland United State‚ 20814 Dear Director‚ Nora D. Volkow: The Drug Free America Foundation‚ organization is a nonprofit agency; founded in 1976‚ it is the drug prevention and policy organization committed to developing‚ sustaining the sustainable community‚ the national and international law and regulations on drug abuse‚ with the vision of improvement are promoted by
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pay. However‚ companies utilize several strategies or policies to cope with the increase in business costs stemming from an increase in minimum wages. The increase in the minimum wage leads to an increase in business costs due to the high labor and production costs. Most companies usually raise the prices of their products or services and reduce the workforce to offset the increase in costs. "The minimum wage increase is not just the dollar an hour‚ but it’s also a raise in our taxes‚" said Jason
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operations structures typically divide their operations into cost or profit centers. It is a management and strategic decision for companies to decide which divisions should be cost centers and which ones should be profit centers. . A cost center may actually provide services that could generate a profit if they were offered on the open market. But in most corporate environments‚ cost centers are not expected to generate a profit and operation costs are treated as overhead. Departments that are
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Be aggressive with sales Invest resources in increasing your sales volume. Improve your sales process and/or get some sales training‚ if needed. Successful businesses are those that take orders and ensure that the final product/service is delivered. A clever way of increasing your turnover is to offer limited luxury services/products – this will appeal to the top 5-15% of your customers. (See Increasing your Sales) Understand your customer base Without customers‚ you would NOT have any income
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West Fraser Timber further cutting capacity Hank Ketcham‚ CEO of West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd.‚ said that lumber producers will have to further reduce capacity because of low product prices. He said that to determine the right operating strategy‚ “we’re looking at our operations daily.” West Fraser’s output has already been cut “by 13 percent during the long recession in the forest industry.” Because of the collapse in the housing market‚ the industry has gone through “extensive suffering”‚ and has
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