of risk for non-government debt papers. Let us look at some of the strategies that debt fund managers adopt. Buy and hold: It is also known as the passive debt management strategy‚ wherein the fund manager invests in high-yielding debt securities and aims at holding them till maturity. He en cashes on the regular coupon payments and the returns thus generated are considered sufficient to reward the investors. However‚ the strategy holds good as long as the general interest level remains stable.
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Unit 1: Introduction – Consumer Needs‚ Motives and Values Operation Management (OM) is the science and art of ensuring that goods and services are created and delivered successfully to customers. Applying the principles of OM entails a solid understanding of people‚ processes‚ and technology and how they are integrated within business systems to create value. Nature of Operations Management The traditional management paradigm revolves around four basic functions – Planning‚ Organizing‚ Directing
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Lego Case Study: 1. How did the information systems and the organization design changes implemented by Knudstorp align with the changes in business strategy? Knudstorp changed the business strategy by reforming the production‚ supply chain and various other departments. This mandated that the supporting Information Systems be changed. Also‚ the company’s expansion into newer technological domains such as virtual interaction games and video games forced the company to use advanced technologies
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Question 1 DEFINE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND DISCUSS ITS ESSENTIAL FEATURES AND THE IMPORTANCE/BENEFITS OF OPERATION PRIORITIES Introduction: Every organization is in business because it has products‚ services and in some cases a combination of the two (i.e. product and service)‚ that it offers customers as a solution to a particular need or want they have. This implies that‚ the very core business of every organization is to get these products and services readily available to customers‚ through
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Journal of Operations Management 20 (2002) 419–433 Effective case research in operations management: a process perspective I. Stuart∗ ‚ D. McCutcheon‚ R. Handfield‚ R. McLachlin‚ D. Samson Faculty of Business‚ University of Victoria‚ P.O. Box 1700‚ Victoria‚ BC‚ Canada V8W 2Y2 Received 8 August 2001; received in revised form 26 October 2001; accepted 11 March 2002 Abstract Despite many calls for case-based operations management research‚ the successful publication rate of such articles
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Operations Strategy Chapter 1 Operations strategy – developing resources for strategic impact Operations strategy concerning the operation function itself‚ and how it can contribute to strategic success. Also how any function can develop its processes and resources and establish its strategic role. Operations can satisfy customers by five objectives: 1. Costs 2. Revenue 3. Operations-related risk 4. Investment 5. Future innovation Fig 1.1 Four perspectives: How to establish a connection between
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service‚ and more healthy meal options. McDonald’s is competitive in many categories‚ including price‚ quality‚ management and employee training. Consumers trust McDonald’s products because they use many of the same trusted brands that families buy at local grocery stores. Operations Strategy “In many companies‚ the key to success is often an operations-based advantage. Superior operations effectiveness not only serves to buttress a company’s existing competitive position‚ but‚ when based on capabilities
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Business Studies – REV Operations management aims - these are the broad general goals of the operations management functions of an organisation. Operations management objectives: Specific focused targets of the operations functions within an organisation. Operations management strategies: Long term or short term plans devised at senior level designed in order to achieve the firm’s operations management objectives. Operations management tactics – short-term measures adopted to meet the needs of
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IKEA assignment 1. Given the SWOT analysis presented in the case‚ what are IKEA’s key competitive advantages? What strategic focus should the company take as it looks to further expand into the U.S. market? - I think that the Ikea’s key competitive advantages are‚ their lower cost products‚ everyone is looking for a good deal and if they are able to buy a chair for $50 instead of $100 and assemble is easy I think people will buy the $50 chair. Also another advantage is the customers in
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