Assignment 1Course Number: OPM300Intro. to Operations Mgmt Professor: Dr. Nicholas BowersoxDate: 10 April 2013 | Operation management “the hard rock café” | | The Hard Rock Café has been able to not only survive the times but thrive and expand its company. From the changes in its menus to the sale of its trendy merchandise the company continues to stay at the top of the service industry. Continual improvement of its processes and sound management practices make this possible. Hard Rock
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Chapter 01 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: as a competitive weapon mks mks@mdi.ac.in http://mks507.vistapanel.net Prof. (Dr.) Manoj K Srivastava Operations Management Area 1. The Systems Approach C O N T E N T S 2. 3. OM Definition Ten Critical Decisions 4. 5. The Cases 4V Typology of Operations 6. 7. Productivity Competitiveness 8. 9. Manufacturing Vs. Service? The History 10. The Future 1 Systems Approach Systems Approach Reduce waste…or
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Operations Management assignment Supply Chain Management Supply chain management is the coordination of the processes and functions within a business‚ adopted by most companies in the UK in the late 1990’s. It deals with the internal and external factors that‚ when dealt with correctly and systematically‚ can determine a businesses success or failure. A supply chain is the network of activities that delivers a finished product service to the customer. By definition‚ supply chain management
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Critical Decision areas of operation management I. Goods and service design. According to Henzer (2004)‚ design of goods and design defines much of the transformation process. The factors of cost‚ quality and human resources must be made during the stage. Operation management of product and services is also different because due to different characteristic and tangible / intangible feature. II. Quality. Customer has a very high quality standard nowadays and operation management decision in quality
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capital‚ management 5. Which appears to provide the best opportunity for increases in productivity? Answer: c. Management 6. When returns to labor capital or management are increased w/o increased productivity‚ prices: Answer: a. Rise 7. Problems in the measurement of productivity include: Answer: d. All of the above 8. The person who introduced standardized‚ interchangeable parts was: Answer: a. Eli Whitney Discussion Questions 1. Why should one study operation management? Answer:
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Operations management focuses on managing the processes of producing and distributing products and services. Operations activities often include product creation‚ development‚ production and distribution. It deals with all operations within the organization. Related activities include managing purchases‚ inventory control‚ quality control‚ storage‚ logistics and evaluations. The nature of how operations management is carried out in an organization depends very much on the nature of products or services
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Vidhya Shikshak Seva Mandal [pic] Government Registered INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY Government Recognized An ISO 9001: 2008 International B-School SUB: PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Section –A Fill in the blanks 1. Production planning functions can be broadly identified as ______‚ _______ and _______. a) Estimating ‚ routing ‚ distribution b) Estimating‚ routing‚ scheduling
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between operations‚ marketing and product/service development at Acme Whistles? Page 3 2. Oxfam International case study What are the main issues facing Oxfam’s operations managers? Page 4 3. Formule 1 & Mwagusi Safari Lodge 3.1 For each hotel‚ what is the role of technology and the role of operations Page 6 staff in delivering an appropriate level of service? 3.2 What are the main differences in the operations management
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service‚ and more healthy meal options. McDonald’s is competitive in many categories‚ including price‚ quality‚ management and employee training. Consumers trust McDonald’s products because they use many of the same trusted brands that families buy at local grocery stores. Operations Strategy “In many companies‚ the key to success is often an operations-based advantage. Superior operations effectiveness not only serves to buttress a company’s existing competitive position‚ but‚ when based on capabilities
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QMDS311-001 OPERATION MANAGEMENT a) Introduction The company that our group chose to study is City of Dreams Macau (COD)‚ which is located in Macau Cotai coherent highway. COD is a diversified entertainment resort‚ which contains a rich set of entertainment‚ grand hotel accommodation‚ international cuisine‚ internationally renowned brands as well as casino. Luckily‚ we found a manager in entertainment and progress department of this company to help us conduct an interview. The information
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