topic: Operations -> is about planning & controlling operations with the aim of minimizing cost‚ maximizing productivity‚ improving efficiency and achieving strategic business goals 25% of indicative time The focus of this topic is the strategies for effective operations management in large businesses. Outcomes The student: H1 critically analyses the role of business in Australia and globally H2 evaluates management strategies in response to changes in internal and external influences
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general info Key: Big Blue Heading = syllabus italics Underlined blue = syllabus points Underlines Light blues = syllabus sub h Light blues = headings Bold Purple = definitions Normal = general info Operations Notes Role of Operations Management Operations refers to the business processes that involve transformation or‚ more generally – ‘production’ Combining aspects of the following: * The production of goods and services * The production controls and associated quality
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MG 496 Case #2 Johnson & Johnson (Case #21) External Factors Analysis • Economic I. Economic crisis directly affected R&D budget (2009) threat II. Currency rate fluctuations III. Change in consumer behaviors and spending patterns of health care products and services due to economic downfall. threat • Political/ Legal I. Government legislation relating to sales‚ promotions‚ and reimbursement II. Patent expirations (Patent Cliffs); could decrease demand for a
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TASK1 OM is one of the three major functions of any organization‚and it is integrally related to all the other business functions.All‚organizations market‚finance‚and produce‚and it is important to know how the activity functions. OM let us understand what operations managers do‚regardless of you job in an organization‚you can perform better if you understand what operations managers do. OM provides a major opportunity for an organization to improve its profitability and enhance its service to
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10.1 Operations Potential questions‚ Students learn to: Examine contemporary business issues into: * Discuss the balance between cost and quality in operations strategy. * Examine the impact of globalisation on operations strategy. * Identify the breadth of government policies that affect operations management. * Explain why corporate social responsibility is a key concern in operations management. Investigate aspects of business using hypothetical situations and actual business
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internal and external environment of business and in each case explain five components of the environment. The term business‚ in economic sense means human activities which are performed with the objectives of earning profits. Human activity for earning profit may be in the form of production‚ extraction or purchase of goods for sale. It is expected of business to provide goods and services to the society in an effective manner. Thus‚ in today’s competitive environment‚ survival of business unit is
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The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement. The Red Cross provides relief to victims of disaster and helps communities prevent‚ prepare for‚ and respond to emergencies. The Red Cross is a business whose effects are felt around the world. When disaster strikes the Red Cross is many times the first to react with the basic requirements for survival and the rebuilding
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Q.1. Management As the world moves through the 21st Century‚ business is becoming more dependent upon professional managers‚ who can bring success to an organization. Issues such as globalization and decentralization add to the need for organization’s to hire flexible managers capable of leading. A 21st century manager should possess three traits and utilize them to lead organizations: the ability to stimulate change‚ excellent planning capabilities‚ and ethics. A manager can be defined as “a
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enterprise with five business segments: media networks‚ parks and resorts‚ studio entertainment‚ consumer products and interactive media. (Disney Corporate‚ 2009). This company did not become one of the leading corporations in the world without hard work‚ an extreme dedication to the mission and core values of the organization‚ and the successful application of the four functions of management: planning‚ organizing‚ leading‚ and controlling. Many internal and external factors may have a direct impact
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The effects of Internal/External Factors on WorldCom Learning Team A MGT330 November 9‚ 2010 The Effects of Internal/External Factors on WorldCom Over the years the world has seen many corporate disasters pertaining to management. One of these disasters has been the rise and fall of WorldCom. From the beginning of WorldCom in 1983 as an obscure long distance company‚ the world watched as the company executed an aggressive
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