productivity and knowledge by 50% Operations management- the science and art of ensuring that goods and services are created and delivered successfully to customers. Planning Directing Controlling Organizing Government regulations- California 2006 Increase mpg standard for all vehicles or pay fine Lots of hybrids sold but companies that didn’t have hybrids couldn’t sell (gm‚ ford‚ Chrysler) Why is operations management important Heart of organization Operations are task that create value
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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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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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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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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‚ if the hospital decides to have the activities done outside the hospital’s area‚ it could save cost and area consumption. The hospital could use the area for cafeteria’s kitchen
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Operations Management: Why are operations the most vulnerable sector of any company when considering CSR? I. Introduction As globalization continues‚ the earth ’s natural processes transform local problems into international issues along with the development of international commercial activities. Few communities are being left untouched by major environmental issues and social problems. As one of the most active and influential elements of the human society‚ the business world has been
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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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