1. Why should one study operations management? Operations Management is the set of activities that creates value in the form of goods and services by transforming inputs into outputs. • Operations Management is one of the three major functions of any organization‚ and it is generally related to all the other business functions. All organizations market (sell)‚ finance (account)‚ and produce (operate)‚ and it is important to know how the Operations Management activity functions. Therefore‚ we study
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Analysis- Zara ABSTRACT This paper is based on case study on operation management and positioning strategy of Zara‚ one of the world’s fastest growing manufacturers of fashion clothing. Also a world leading fashion retailer brand of Inditex. The case study outlines how Zara transforms from a local clothing retailer it into a global successful brand. It addresses few components in the case study‚ such as the products and process control and integrate business model used in Zara. The case also reveals
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1. A manufacturer’s average work-in-process inventory for a certain part is 1‚000 units. The workstation produces this part at the rate of 200 units per day. What is the average time a unit spends at this workstation? 2. The Wilcox Student Health Center has just implemented a new computer system and service process to \improve e±ciency." As pharmacy manager‚ you are con- cerned about waiting time and its potential impact on college students who \get no respect." All prescriptions (Rxs) go
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-1- Office of the Chief General Manager Telecommunications Tamilnadu Circle‚ Chennai 600 002 No.RET/301-10/2012 dated @ Chennai the 18- 04-2013 BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED (A Government of India Enterprise) DIRECT RECRUITMENT FOR TELECOM TECHNICAL ASSISTANTS (TTA) Applications are invited from the eligible Indian citizens for the post of Telecom Technical Assistant (TTA) in the non-executive category in BSNL‚T.N.Circle. Selection of candidates will be through a Competitive Examination to
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Operations strategy defines how an organisation could manage their resources for its production. People within the operations management play the most important role in a company. They need to be able to manage how to keep or attract customers to their products or services and have a major competitive advantage against their competitors. Lack of competence and skill within this segment can easily lead to failure and loss. To avoid so‚ a manager needs to comply with a certain strategy to stay on
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SHREE SHIVASHANKARA SWAMY GOVT.P.U.COLLEGE-UTTANGI:DIST:BELLARY MID-TERM EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER NOVEMBER 2012 STD:PUC FIRST YEAR: SUB:ENGLISH: TOTAL MARKS: 90; DATE:26-11-2012 Q.NO I:Answer the following questions in a word or a phrase or a sentence each: 1X12=12 1)What was Steve crazy about? 2)Where did the bats live in large number? 3)Why did the narrator feel that his future was secure? 4)The animal without hands or legs refered to in the story‘The Rightful Inheriters Of the earth’is_______
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2 Operations Strategy in a Global Environment PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer and Render Operations Management‚ 10e Principles of Operations Management‚ 8e PowerPoint slides by Jeff Heyl © 2011 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 2-1 Developing Missions and Strategies Mission statements tell an organization where it is going The Strategy tells the organization how to get there © 2011 Pearson Education‚ Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall 2-2
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leader. Specifically‚ it exploits in the chewing gum & candy categories with the well-known brands such as Doublemint‚ Cool Air and Extra gum & Sugus candy. However‚ its gum takes account for around 90% sales contribution in total. Therefore‚ this paper would only seek to focus on operational aspects of WVN’s chewing gum. 1.2 Customers a) Internal customers: they are the labor force from cross-functional levels such as marketing‚ finance‚ sales‚ supply chain and manufacturing. Furthermore‚ sales
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Operations Management‚ 10e (Heizer/Render) Chapter 1 Operations and Productivity True/False 1) Some of the operations-related activities of Hard Rock Café include designing meals and analyzing them for ingredient cost and labor requirements. Answer: TRUE Diff: 1 Topic: Global company profile Objective: LO1-1 2) Because Hard Rock Cafes are themed restaurants‚ operations managers focus their layout design efforts on attractiveness while paying little attention to efficiency. Answer:
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Chapter 2 Problems 5 A U.S. manufacturing company operating a subsidiary in an LDC (less developed country) shows the following results: U.S LDC Sales (units) 100‚000 20‚000 Labor (hours) 20‚000 15‚000 Raw Materials (currency) $20‚000 FC 20‚000 Capital Equipment (hours) 60‚000 5‚000 a. Calculate partial labor and productivity figures for the parent and the subsidiary. Do the result seem misleading? b. Compute the multifactor productivity figures for labor and
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