Operation Bagration: The “Unknown” D-Day At the Tehran Conference‚ the first World War II conference amongst the Big Three: the Soviet Union‚ the United States‚ and the United Kingdom the final plan to defeat Nazi Germany was agreed upon in unison. As promised at the Tehran Conference at the end of 1943‚ as the United States revealed the date for their Western offense‚ the Red Army began planning a powerful offensive to coincide with it. Operation Bagration‚ the main summer offensive of 1944
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Strategically‚ operations management involves the long-term planning and structuring of work. Indeed‚ the task of operations strategy is to design the operating system‚ which is the joint configuration of resources and processes‚ such that its resulting competencies are aligned with the organization’s desired competitive position. In other words‚ operations strategy focuses on how to best enable and implement the organization’s strategy. (For for-profit organizations‚ “best” can be measured as maximizing
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Introduction to Operations Management After completing this chapter‚ you should be able to: 1. Define the term operations management. 2. Identify the three major functional areas of organizations and describe how they interrelate. 3. Identify similarities and differences between production and service operations. 4. Describe the operations function and the nature of the operations manager’s job. 5. Summarize the two major aspects of process management. 6. Explain the key aspects of operations management
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Dollar General Case Analysis Dollar General (DG) has succeeded in becoming a prominent competitor in the extreme value retail market segment in the United States. Throughout the years‚ DG has executed key business initiatives that have led to major advantages. They have implemented a low cost business model that targets smaller communities‚ which in turn allows for lower prices on products that consumers consider essential. By using the low cost business model‚ DG has been able to sustain a
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Executive Summary: The standard of operations plays a vital role in any business. To obtain maximum positive results‚ set procedures are a must. I have chosen Pizza Hut because it is one of few brands which serve all around the globe. Pizza hut have their set operation procedure to make sure they meet customer’s satisfaction to the maximum. This report includes Pizza hut’s supply chain management‚ inventory‚ product and service design‚ production process‚ planning and controlling‚ and quality management
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Florida Teacher Certification Examinations Test Information Guide General Knowledge Test FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION http://www.fldoe.org Second Edition Developed‚ produced‚ and printed under the authority of the Florida Department of Education Authorization for reproduction of this document is hereby granted to persons acting in an official capacity within the Florida K-20 education system‚ as enumerated in Section 1000.04‚ Florida Statutes. Permission is NOT granted for
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view on operations of SAINSBURY’S ‚ the third largest supermarket chain across United Kingdom. SAINSBURY’S ‚ in spite of being the longest standing retail chain has been facing stiff competition from rivals like TESCO ‚ MORRISONS. The competitors seemed to have developed at a faster pace since SAINSBURY’S has been through a difficult time in recent years and TESCO is now twice the size in terms of turnover. Matter of analysis in terms of SAINSBURY’s supermarket is the operational strategies that
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Background to HRM at General Motors Corporation General Motors Corporation (NYE: GM) is the leading American automaker in the world with its operations spanning in 157 countries. The car manufacturer was established in 1908 in Michigan and today it is headquartered in Detroit‚ the United States of America. Besides the domestic industry of the United States of America‚ General Motors manufactures cars and trucks in other 30 countries around the world. Among its brand products are Cadillac
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Contents Introduction 1 1. Key challenges that have become very significant to IKEA managers with regard to operations management 1.1 Changing Technologies 1.2 Continued Globalization of Markets 1.3 Changing Customer Expectations 1.4 Changing Job Designs 1.5 Quality Management 1.6 Global Manufacturing 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 2. Areas of operations management likely to to have the most impact on the success of IKEA
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CHAPTER 5 FINAL GENERAL ARRANGEMENT CHAPTER 5 FINAL GENERAL ARRANGEMENT 5.1 Final General Arrangement The General Arrangement of a ship can be defined as the assignment of spaces for all the required functions and equipment‚ properly coordinated for location and access. The general arrangement represents a summary or integration of information from other division and specialties in ship design to provide all necessary function of the ship in the most efficient
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