OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT STUDY GUIDE PROGRAMME CREDIT POINTS NOTIONAL LEARNING TUTOR SUPPORT : : : : MBA Year 1 20 points 200 hours over 1 semester opman@mancosa.co.za Copyright © 2013 MANAGEMENT COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA All rights reserved; no part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means‚ including photocopying machines‚ without the written permission of the publisher REF: OPS 2013 Operations Management TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6
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Evaluating of “In Search of Excellence ” 1. In my opinion research which was made by Tom Peters and Robert Waterman upon which was written book Search of excellence was not objective. Main reasons why I claim this research was not objective is that Peters and Waterman: - Found 72 firms which appeared to be excellent. There is no mention about method which was used in selection of these firms and there are not determined criteria. I would suggest that they should set up some general criteria and
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According to American Academic Michael Porter‚ operational effectiveness means performing similar activities better than rivals do. Porter even states in his “What is Strategy?” article “operational effectiveness is necessary but not sufficient.” It is possible to achieve a competitive advantage in this way. However‚ it is not possible to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage in this way. This is what Porter is addressing when he states “operational effectiveness is necessary but not sufficient
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Achieving and Maintaining Individual Excellence Paper Achieving and Maintaining Individual Excellence Paper University of Phoenix Joycelyn Bennett BSHS 461: Building Community in Organizations Group LM07BHS10 September 29‚ 2009 Achieving and Maintaining Individual Excellence Excellence is based on individual performance. When an individual has accomplished a goal and experienced success‚ that person has reached excellence. In human services excellence is more than a purpose. It comes
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Operational definition Dictionary definition Product: is the service or goods the company produces. There are some elements added to the product aside from the product itself to make the customer attracted to it‚ such as wrapping. Product: something that is grown or made in a factory in large quantities‚ usually in order to be sold Price: is the amount of money that the customer pay to but the product‚ pricing is a very difficult task Price: the amount of money you have to pay for something
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Strategic Goal | Operational Activity | Measurement | Person Responsible | Timeline | Increase market share in luxury handbags. | Gain a larger share of the luxury handbag market | Having a better understanding of our customers’ needs and attitudes. Identify new opportunities and future high growth areas | Marketing DepartmentFinance DepartmentSenior Management | 12 Weeks | Design a product that is superior to other comparable styles | Have a product that is higher in quality and appearance
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CEMEX (Building the Future) : ABSTRACT In this case study my purpose is to find out main strategy that helps CEMEX to get its success in competitive world locally and also internationally. Present day we are facing many demands from the global‚ unpredictable and challenging business world. For surviving we must achieve productivity while building new and responsive work providing all the workers opportunities for both high performance and high quality of work life. The very nature of the dynamic
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Tutorial Exercises Inventory Management 1. Charlie’s Pizza orders all of its pepperoni‚ olives‚ anchovies‚ and mozzarella cheese to be shipped directly Italy. An American distributor stops by every four weeks to take orders. Because the orders are shipped directly from Italy‚ they take three weeks to arrive. Charlie’s Pizza uses an average of 150 pounds of pepperoni each week‚ with a standard deviation of 30 pounds. Charlie’s prides itself on offering only the best¬ quality ingredients and a high
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Operations Research Group assignment 2014/2015 Remarks: 1. Students are allowed to do the coursework in groups of up to five elements; 2. Students must use the Microsoft Excel Solver and not any other software; 3. Each group should hand up to its teacher a preliminary report till October‚ 24th. This preliminary report should contain the answer for questions Q1a) and Q2a) and it will be marked; 4. The answers for questions Q1 b)‚ Q1c)‚ Q2b)‚ and Q2c) must be based on the problem formulations
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In Search of Excellence: Review In Search of Excellence is a book dealing with many different principles of economics and what makes big business’ excellent. The first idea that Peters discusses is his chart of the McKinsey 7-S Framework. The graph is very simple but the ideas are fairly complex. In their research‚ they found that their philosophies were too hard to explain and easily forgettable. They made this Framework to deal with strategy‚ structure‚ style‚ systems‚ staff (people)
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