Business Operations (BIO0230) Assignment 2012/13 Student: Vanessa Sears Student ID: U1176604 Assignment Title: Operations Management Defined and in Context Operations Management has evolved over many years and is now considered a critical function in any business‚ as supported by J.R Meredith‚ “operations is critical to success in today’s economy” ( P35‚ Meredith 1992). Businesses need to have faster production‚ cheaper prices‚ better quality products and fast delivery to be competitive
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PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING DMK0013 ASSIGNMENT 1 Topic: COMPANY CASE STUDY (AirAsia: The Sky’s the Limit) INSTRUCTION: 1. Answer the questions as per attached. 2. Mode: Individual 3. The format of the assignment shall be in accordance with the following description: Font : Arial Size : 11 Spacing : 1.5 Text : Justified 4. Assignment shall be at least 10 pages. 5. The cover page shall be in RED colour and the template is as per attached. 6. Ideas or texts
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Operation Management Introduction Kudler Fine Foods has several important issues in terms of its operation management. Kudler made the decision to start contracting with local growers of organic produce. Continuing to find new ways to increase business and gain an edge over the competition is important in the market. Developments may include merger and acquisition activity involving continuing price competition‚ growth of take-away food products and services‚ change in operations and continuing
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organization that our group had chosen is AirAsia. AirAsia is Asia’s leading airline was established with the dream of making flying possible for everyone. Since 2001‚ AirAsia has swiftly broken travel norms around the globe and has risen to become the world’s best. With a route network that spans through our innovative solutions‚ efficient processes and a passionate approach to business. Together with associate companies‚ AirAsia X‚ Thai AirAsia and Indonesia AirAsia‚ AirAsia is set to take low-cost flying
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2.0 Planning and Strategic Management 2.1 SWOT Analysis Strengths Low cost operations AirAsia Berhad is the first airline company that offered a low cost flight in Asian market. By operating the low cost principle‚ AirAsia Berhad aim to maximize their sales and minimize their operating cost. Based on their slogan “Now Everyone Can Fly” have fulfilled the wants for those passengers who choose to fly with low cost airlines especially students‚ those family with lower income and low income
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Operations Management and Ethical Issue According to Aquilano‚ Chase‚ and Jacobs (2005)‚ "Operations management (OM) is defined as the design‚ operation‚ and improvement of the systems that create and deliver the firm ’s primary products and services" (p.19). Operations management is a dynamic field and presents exciting new issues and challenges for operations managers. For example‚ Maura Sprenger‚ human resources director at Techno Inc.‚ a fast growing information technology company
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There is a very famous saying by Benjamin Franklin‚ “If you fail to plan‚ you are planning to fail”. Strategic Operations Management acts on this by giving the organization a sense of direction‚ motivation and unity among people in working towards the overall mission and vision. In this paper‚ the aim will be to find out if strategic operations management is important for an organizations overall development. The answer can be a “yes” or a “no” depending on how one perceives the issue and understands
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CHAPTER 1 – Operations and Productivity Learning objectives Define operations management Explain the distinction between goods and services Explain the difference between production and productivity Compute single-factor productivity Compute multifactor productivity Identify the critical variables in enhancing productivity What is operations management? Production – the creation of goods and services Operations Management – activities that relate to the creation of goods and services through
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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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The essay will firstly introduce the organisation easyJet. Secondly the essay will explain about how easyJet uses its operation strategies and its competitive priorities. Finally the essay will discuss the most important operation decision and explain it further in detail. easyJet is a well known low-cost airline which operates in several European countries and has been founded by serial entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou in 1995. easyJet undertook intensive research of a United States owned low-cost
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