Chapter 1: Introduction to Operations Management Overview This chapter provides a definition of operations management. The role and importance of operations in an organization are described‚ along with operations decisions that are made. The differences between manufacturing and services are described. The history and current trends of operations management are discussed‚ including the impact of information systems. Finally‚ the interaction between operations and other business functions
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AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Vol. 14‚ No. 4‚ Winter 2005‚ pp. 482– 492 issn 1059-1478 05 1404 482$1.25 POMS © 2005 Production and Operations Management Society Sustainable Operations Management Paul R. Kleindorfer • Kalyan Singhal • Luk N. Van Wassenhove The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania‚ Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania 19104‚ USA Merrick School of Business‚ University of Baltimore‚ 1420 N. Charles Street‚ Baltimore‚ Maryland 21201‚ USA INSEAD‚ Technology and Operations Management
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Saint-Gobain Containers Andrew Vaccarezza Ryan Russell 05/17/2007 INTRODUCTION 3 BACKGROUND 3 STUNNING FIGURES 4 OPERATIONS OF THE GLASS MAKING PROCESS 5 RAW MATERIALS 5 MELTING 6 CONDITIONING 6 FORMING 7 ANNEALING 8 INSPECTION 9 PACKAGING 10 CONCLUSION 10 Introduction Saint-Gobain Containers is one of the leading glass packaging companies for the food and beverage industry. Employing over 4‚000 people and having 14 locations in North America‚ Saint-Gobain Containers
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process create value for customers and solve their problems. Production and operations management talks about applying business organization and management concepts in creation of goods and services. 1.1. PRODUCT Though many authors define the product with Consumer orientation‚ it is better for us to deal with different angles‚ because it will be helpful for us to understand the subject of production and Operation Management. (i) For a Consumer: The product is a combination of or optimal mix of
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STRATEGIC OPERATION MANAGEMENT In the current business environment‚ operations must be managed in a way that will enable the firm to compete against extensive and increasing competition from around the world. This means that managing operations takes on wholly different requirements to how it was performed in the past. In short‚ operations management becomes strategic operations management. There is no one best way to formulate strategy and the debate on whether strategy should be internal‚ resource-based
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19.1.a Operations Management Operation Management is a key business area that deals with production of the company. The production and post sales service are two important aspect that measures the efficiency of the business operation which monitors the resource utilized in meeting the customer expectation. The operation management governs the resource utilization to company profits by managing an efficient use of little resources and managing to produce the goods to the customer satisfaction. In
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Nestle Case Study What are the environmental and internal forces that argue for Decentralization Vs Centralization at Nestle? The “Nestlé way” is to dominate its markets. Its overall strategy can be summarized in four points: * think and plan long term * decentralize * stick to what you know * Adapt to local tastes For many companies‚ such a long-term strategy would not be profitable‚ but it works for Nestlé because the company relies on local ingredients and markets products
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OPERATIONS AND LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Submit: 18/08/2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction…………………………………………………………………………… 03 Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………… 04 Operations strategy……………………………………………………………………. 05 Operations competitive dimensions…………………………………………………… 06 Capacity……………………………………………………………………………….. 07 Location……………………………………………………………………………….. 08 Total Quality Management……………………………………………………………. 09 Flexibility……………………………………………………………………………… 11 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………
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Nestle is the world’s leading food company‚ with a 140-years history and functions in every country in the world. Nestle is a global organization of many cultural groups‚ religious working together in one single unifying corporate culture. The company’s 96% is focus on food and drink. It stated aim to be number one in all its product lines‚ which contain infant nutrition‚ chocolate milk‚ coffee‚ confectionery and dairy‚ bottled water‚ pet foods and ice cream. Nestle’s strongest corporate
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Petrol Concept of Operation Operation : * Categorised into * Manufacturing operations and Service operations * Manufacturing operations is a * Conversion process that includes mfg yields and * produce a tangible output called product * Service operations is a * Conversion process that includes service yields and * produce an intangible output like performance‚ an effort etc Manufacturing v/s Service Operations \ ACTIVITIES OF
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