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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Samar MODULE II PROCESS CONCEPT Overview This chapter covers the fundamental concepts and rationale of the process management and communication in client-server system. A process is a program in execution. As a process executes or it changes state. The state of a process is defined by that process’s current activity. Each process may be in one of the following states: new‚ ready running‚ waiting; or terminated. Each process is represented in the operating system by its own process control block (PCB)
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BOM 2064: QUALITY AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT Title: Quality and Operation Management Implementation Food & Beverage Department Everly Hotel Malacca Prepared for: MISS CHOW MEI MIN Student’s Name | Student’s ID | Major | Section | Ahmad Izzaudin B. Mat Zaki | 1101109196 | KM | BM203 | NurIzzatiBtBaharudin | 1091105542 | KM | BM203 | Ahmad Nor Aizat B. Abdullah | 1101107571 | KM | BM203 | Sheikh KharleezBamadhaj B. Jaffar | 1102702455 | IB | BM203 | Iqbal Abdul Qayyum B
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT Project management can be said to be the management or control of a unique set of co-ordinated activities‚ with definite starting and finishing points‚ undertaken by an individual or team to meet specific objectives within defined time‚ cost and performance parameters. There exist various methods for managing projects. The most common which is most suitable for large size projects is PRINCE2 Pons (2008).
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customers to describe their general satisfaction with a product/service Quality dimensions: 1. Customer satisfaction 2. Employee involvement 3. Continuous improvement in performance Customer Satisfaction 1. Conformance to Specifications – process performance standards; relates to consistent quality‚ on-time delivery‚ or delivery speed 2. Value – how well a service or product serves its intended purpose at price customers are willing to pay‚ relies on customer’s expectations before purchasing
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Organizational slack‚ by Lawson’s definition‚ is that “cushion of actual or potential resources which allows an organization to adapt successfully to internal pressures for adjustment or to external pressures for change in policy as well as to initiate changes in strategy with respect to the external environments.” As efficiency has been considered a primary principle in business over the past twenty years‚ this slack‚ necessary resource that are important for the future in terms of flexibility
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Operations Management Assignment 01 Q.2) The Hayes and Wheelwright model (Slack et al‚ 2009) is a useful way to classify the operations function of an organisation. Select your own organization‚ or an organization with which you are familiar‚ and identify at which stage of the Hayes and Wheelwright model you would currently place the operations function. Justify your positioning by drawing on relevant theory and practice. BRIEF This paper discusses the operations strategy and management
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ABSTRACT This paper defines the four functions of management and the operations management theory. It then provides an analysis of how the functions of management the operations management. THE FOUR FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT Planning: It is an act of formulating a program for a definitive course of action. The management defines a goal and puts forward its strategies to accomplish the objectives defined. Organizing: To divide the work force into specific groups and giving each group a specific
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What is a Course Outline? It is a document that benefits students and instructors. It is an essential piece when designing any course. Writing it guides the instructor’s development of the course and are able to set course goals‚ develop student learning objectives‚ create and align assessment plans as well as establish a schedule for the course. It also works as a guide for students. By setting course goals and student learning outcomes‚ you are informing students about the material they will
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1. What is budgetary slack? What incentive do managers have to create budgetary slack? Budgetary slack is when “managers intentionally underestimate budgeted revenues or overestimate budgeted expenses in order to make it easier to achieve budgetary goals” (1020). Managers have an incentive to do this to give them a little more rope when dealing with the budget. By giving the budget some slack they can give themselves a little room in achieving their goals‚ rather than simply dealing with a hard
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