Frederick Winslow Taylor known as the father of scientific management has had a major impact on the way businesses operate today. Born March 20‚ 1856 in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania‚ Taylor‚ who had problems with his eyes and could not attend college. Instead‚ he went to work as a laborer in a machine shop. He later worked at Midvale Steel Works and became a manager in addition to attending night school to get a mechanical engineering degree. He saw the inefficiency and waste at his job and decided
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CHAPTER 1 – Operations and Productivity Learning objectives Define operations management Explain the distinction between goods and services Explain the difference between production and productivity Compute single-factor productivity Compute multifactor productivity Identify the critical variables in enhancing productivity What is operations management? Production – the creation of goods and services Operations Management – activities that relate to the creation of goods and services through
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Cost - Risk In this case‚ the advantages that Deaconess Clinic‚ as a service company‚ would have if they performed it in-house would be at quality and risk factors. If the cooking activity performed within the hospital‚ it would be easier for the management to control the quality of the food‚ and minimizing the risk of contamination from outside. Other than that‚ employees could feel more about the “family” atmosphere if they doing the activity in a same room and doing teamwork. On the other hand
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INTRODUCTION Much of what managers and supervisors do is solve problems and make decisions. New managers and supervisors‚ in particular‚ often make solve problems and decisions by reacting to them. They are "under the gun"‚ stressed and very short for time. Consequently‚ when they encounter a new problem or decision they must make‚ they react with a decision that seemed to work before. It’s easy with this approach to get stuck in a circle of solving the same problem over and over again. Therefore
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Operation Management Introduction Kudler Fine Foods has several important issues in terms of its operation management. Kudler made the decision to start contracting with local growers of organic produce. Continuing to find new ways to increase business and gain an edge over the competition is important in the market. Developments may include merger and acquisition activity involving continuing price competition‚ growth of take-away food products and services‚ change in operations and continuing
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MODULE INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Content of module: Introduction to production and operations management‚ definition of ‘production’ and ‘operations’ management‚ meaning‚ scope and history of evolution. INTRODUCTION TO PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Production is the process by which raw materials and other inputs are converted into finished products. Production and operations management (POM) is the management of an organization’s production system. A production
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Project Management • • • • • Introduction to project management Critical path method (CPM) Crashing Uncertain activity durations Reading: Page 760 – 794 Project • Project: – A special type of process / transformation – A series of related jobs directed toward some major output – Require time and resources – Examples • MS Windows 2000‚ Fund raising‚ Preparation for a private party‚ Building a new airport… The Campus Wedding Reserve Church (1) Church Notice (17) 1 Decorate Church
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OM 1. As a service business‚ the operations management activities of an airline company have nothing in common with the operations management activities within a bicycle manufacturing company. True False 2. Operations managers are responsible for managing systems that produce goods and/or provide services. True False 3. Effectiveness refers to achieving intended goals whereas efficiency refers to minimizing cost and time. True False 4. Operations‚ marketing‚ and finance function
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is based on the assumption that the future will be an extrapolation of the past. Judgmental forecasting relies upon opinions and expertise of people in developing forecasts. Chapter 12 What is inventory management and why is it important? Be very detailed and specific. Inventory management is the planning‚ coordinating and controlling the acquisition‚ storage‚ handling‚ movement‚ distribution‚ and sale of raw materials‚ component parts‚ and subassemblies‚ supplies and tools‚ replacement parts
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Question: How does Operations and Supply Chain Mgmt enhance company profitability? 1. Content 2. Charts and Graphs 3. Evidence to support your position 4. Examples that highlight your conclusion Table of Contents: I. Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….2 II. Operations Management and Profitability………………………………………………………………………………….3 III. Supply Chain Management and Profitability……………………………………………………………………………….5 IV. Examples/Case Studies………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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