structural decisions items of an operations strategy reflect the hardware of the firm‚ while the infrastructure decision areas represent the firm’s software’. Comparing structural decisions with the hardware of the firm and the infrastructure decisions as its software‚ it shows that the structural decisions are very important and the firm cannot exists without them because without a hardware computer would not exist and the software would have nothing to run on. Structural decisions involves a
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test1. The four decision areas in operations management are: A) Planning‚ technology‚ inventory‚ control B) Process‚ quality‚ capacity‚ inventory C) Process‚ quality‚ technology‚ capacity D) None of these 2. Capacity decisions: A) Include forecasting and scheduling B) Include inventory control C) Require management of personnel D) None of these 3. Inventory decisions and control systems involve: A) Determining what to order‚ how much to order and when to order B) Tracking the flow of
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least one other credible source and/or case study for each of the four questions you answer. 1. Select two of the "principles of communication" explained in your text. For each of your chosen principles‚ (a) define it in your own words‚ (b) illustrate it with an experience from your own life‚ (c) cite recommendations from sources outside of your textbook and (d) explain how you can use it to improve your own communication. 2. Explain why patterns of communication that have worked well with
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What is Operations Management? Operation Management is concerned with any productive activity‚ whether manufacturing or service‚ in public sector or private sector‚ profit making or not profit making. It is concerned with ensuring that operations are carried out both efficiently and effectively. All mangers are operations managers since all functions within an organization are‚ presumably‚ productive activates it goes without saying that all function should be carried out efficiently and effectively
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capital‚ management 5. Which appears to provide the best opportunity for increases in productivity? Answer: c. Management 6. When returns to labor capital or management are increased w/o increased productivity‚ prices: Answer: a. Rise 7. Problems in the measurement of productivity include: Answer: d. All of the above 8. The person who introduced standardized‚ interchangeable parts was: Answer: a. Eli Whitney Discussion Questions 1. Why should one study operation management? Answer:
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Common themes in Corporate Governance Scandals According to ACCA (2014) “Corporate governance is the system by which companies are directed and controlled”‚ also the corporate governance definition in the ACCA (2014) and Financial Times (2015) are quite different but similar at the same time‚ “How a company is managed‚ in terms of the institutional systems and protocols meant to ensure accountability and sound ethics. The concept encompasses a variety of issues‚ including disclosure of information
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responsible for AUE2602: Topic 1: Corporate Governance Ms Nicolene Coetzee Contact details: AUE2602@unisa.ac.za CORPORATE GOVERNANCE What does CORPORATE GOVERNANCE mean: It is the system or process whereby companies are directed or controlled. It follows then that: Healthy‚ honest‚ open‚ competent and responsibly controlled companies will improve the quality of modern society. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE Key aspects of King III: Effective leadership * Ethical values of responsibility * Fairness * Accountability
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FACULTY OF OUM BUSINESS SCHOOL MAY 2014 BBPP1103 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT MATRICULATION NO : 890223075366001 IDENTITY CARD NO. : 890223075366 TELEPHONE NO. : 0124548042 E-MAIL : eshas@oum.edu.my LEARNING CENTRE : PENANG table of contents page 1.0 introduction 2 2.0 ARTICLE 1 4 3.0 ARTICLE 2 7 4.0 ARTICLE 3 10 5.0 CONCLUSION 12 6.0 ATTACHMENT 13
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Good corporate governance helps to ensure that corporations take into account the interests of a wide range of constituencies‚ as well as of the communities within which they operate‚ and that their boards are accountable to the company and the shareholders. This‚ in turn‚ helps to assure that corporations operate for the benefit of society as a whole. Stakeholders typically include investors‚ managers and employees‚ customers‚ suppliers and other business partners‚ and local communities. Corporate
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countries and employs about 300‚000 people worldwide. GE works on things that are important such as‚ energy solutions‚ health and home‚ transportation and finance (GE imagination at work‚ 2012). Socially Responsible Behavior General Electric demonstrates a high social responsibility behavior by finding and creating solutions in energy‚ health and home‚ transportation and finance. They build‚ power‚ move‚ and cure the world. GE has recently launched a website called GECitizenship‚ which is designed
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