Operations Management Exam – revision notes Handles & Hinges Case (p670 of textbook) Key Points to note • Historical success based on reputation for high quality unique designs. • Architects specified H&H even in the face of alternative suppliers claiming equivalent products at less than 50% cost. Architects unwilling to potentially spoil multi-million pound projects for the sake of saving a few thousand pounds on fittings. See Garvins 5 categories of quality. • Changing
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Sales management entails numerous objectives which are executed by sales managers. There are mainly three such objectives 1. Sales Volume 2. Contribution to profits 3. Continuous Growth The sales executives in this case are the ones who help implement these objectives. However it is the top management who has to outline the strategies to achieve these objectives of sales management. The top management should provide products which are socially responsible and are marketed in a manner
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What is Strategic Management Accounting? And why‚ Strategic Management Accounting? Simple definition: Management Accounting in the context of business strategies being planned and implemented by an organisation. Strategy is the way that a firm positions and distinguishes itself from its competitors. These business strategies must be developed in the context of the internal and external environments so that they are practical‚ or else they will remain a theoretical wish-list. It is also
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accelerating and increasing the risk of doing business presenting environmental changes that shape opportunities and challenges facing organisations. In turn‚ they need to adjust to these changes to remain competitive both locally and globally. The environment can be relatively stable or turbulent and affects many organisations. Environmental changes affecting organisations include competition‚ globalisation‚ political and legal factors‚ changes in consumer tastes‚ ecological factors and insecurity. The
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Date: 31.10.2013 Course: Strategic Management – Context and Analysis Theoretical Assessment – Take Home You must attempt to answer any 4 questions from the following: Q1 Conduct a basic analysis for the General environment of one of the following industries: The Pharmaceutical Industry‚ The Textile Industry‚ The Airline Industry‚ The Brewing Industry or an Industry of your own choice. Using Porter’s Five-Forces model‚ evaluate the Specific environment of your chosen Industry. Q2 Take
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BPTrends November 2005 How Boeing A&T Manages Business Processes How Boeing A&T Manages Business Processes Pamela Garretson and Paul Harmon Business Process Management is a hot topic in business circles today. Most companies report that they are investing in business process management. Some are focused on modeling their operations‚ while others focus on measuring process performance. Some are committed to Six Sigma improvement efforts‚ while others describe how Information Technology
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STRATEGY AND STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT What is Strategy? A strategy is a long-term approach to implementing a firm ’s business plans to achieve its business objectives. It is also defined as the art and science of planning and marshalling resources for their most efficient and effective use. However‚ Johnson and Scholes (Exploring Corporate Strategy) define strategy as follows: "Strategy is the direction and scope of an organization over the long-term: which achieves advantage for the organization
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INDIVIDUAL FINAL EXAM SPECIALISATION COURSE OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAINS Read this carefully This exam is a closed book exam: you are not allowed to have books‚ articles‚ notes etc. on your desk. Please take care of your handwriting. You need to be very specific about which question you are answering - it is noticed here that often one question exists of several sub questions. Please explain all your answers and write down your name and student number on each sheet
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GITAM UNIVERSITY (Estd. U/S 3 of the UGC Act‚ 1956) Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade Centre for Distance Learning (Approved by Joint Committee of UGC – AICTE- DEC) 3rd Floor‚ Balaji Metro Plaza‚ Dondaparthi Main Road‚ Visakhapatnam-530016 Ph. : 0891-2796499‚2797499‚7799668883‚ E-mail: cdl@gitam.edu ASSIGNMENT BOOKLET Identity No. : __c13mb0480001______________________________ Learner Name : _P.SANTOSH REDDY Programme : ___MBA Group : ___GENERAL Paper
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Chapter 2 - Leading Strategically TRUE/FALSE 1. The job of strategic leadership is reserved for top managers. Managers at lower levels can not be strategic leaders. ANS: F PTS: 1 REF: Page 26 OBJ: Learning Objective 1 KEY: Comprehension MSC: AACSB: Analytic | Management: Leadership Principles | Dierdorff & Rubin: Learning‚ Motivation‚ & Leadership 2. In order to be successful‚ strategic leaders must only make revolutionary changes when they are new
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