Operational Management Operations management is defined as a systematic transformation process that converts a set of inputs into useful outputs. 1.1 Definitions: An operations system is defined as one in which several activities are performed to transform a set of inputs into a useful output using a transformation process. These inputs and outputs can be tangible‚ as in the case of raw materials and physical products‚ or intangible‚ as in the case of information and experiences. Viewed
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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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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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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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Mc Donald’s Case SWOT Analysis: Strengths 1. Strong Global presence: McDonald’s is the leading fast-food organization in the world with 32‚060 restaurants serving burgers and fries in 118 countries. 2. Worldwide brand image and reputation: It has the same strategy in every market all over the world‚ but also takes into consideration the local beliefs and likes of people of the respective country. That is the reason why‚ it is considered most famous and loved brands in the world
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DRIVE WINTER 2013 PROGRAM/SEMESTER MBADS (SEM 3/SEM 5) MBAFLEX/ MBAN2 (SEM 3) PGDOMN (SEM 1) SUBJECT CODE & NAME OM 0010 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT BK ID B1232 CREDITS & MARKS 4 CREDITS & 60 MARKS Question 1 : Write short notes on : Operations as Transformation Systems : Answer : Operational transformation is a technology for supporting a range of collabouration functionalities in advanced collabourative software systems. OT was originally invented for consistency maintenance and
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Homework 4- Chapters 13 and 14 Due October 21‚ 2014 You have to work in your group. Individual efforts will not be graded. Chapter 13- Statistical Quality Control Problems 2‚ 6‚ 7‚ and 9 pages 339-341 and of the 14th edition textbook ( If you do not have the 14th edition‚ you may use a copy of these two pages available in the pdf file on BB in the same location you found this document). 2. The cost of quality would increase in order for the supplier to do a quality check on the customer’s
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Introduction As the world’s population increases and we become a Global society due to the increase in technology‚ more and more companies are doing business on a global scale. As business increases individuals involved in cross border business alliances have had to have a greater understanding of other cultures to aid in the sustainability of business relationships. From the way business is conducted in other cultures to the way organisations are structured‚ an understanding of these cultures
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OPERATIONS STRATEGY PRODUCTIVITY‚ COMPETITIVENESS‚ STRATEGY Productivity is about how effective an organization is in the use of its resources. Competitiveness is how effective an organization is in the marketplace compared with other organizations that offer similar products/services. Strategy shapes the plans that determine the direction an organization takes in pursuing its goals. (US companies‚ suffering from impressive success of foreign companies on the US marketplace place increased
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MGMT 610- OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 1. What are the differences between job-enlargement‚ job-enrichment‚ and job-rotation? Discuss the benefits of using each of these. Job design is an approach that specifies the tasks that constitute a job for an individual or a group. There are seven components of job design‚ and JOB expansion is one of them. It includes: • Job enlargement: We add tasks requiring similar skill to an existent job. You are using the same skills‚ but the tasks are different
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