1. Why should one study operations management? Operations Management is the set of activities that creates value in the form of goods and services by transforming inputs into outputs. • Operations Management is one of the three major functions of any organization‚ and it is generally related to all the other business functions. All organizations market (sell)‚ finance (account)‚ and produce (operate)‚ and it is important to know how the Operations Management activity functions. Therefore‚ we study
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Assignment – Digital Economy For MBA Contents Page 1. Introduction 3 2. Findings / Analysis 4 2.1 Introduction to e-Supply Chain 4 2.2 Problems of e-Supply Chain 5 2.3 Solutions to e-Supply Chain problems using technology 7 3. Conclusion 9 4. References / Bibliography 10 1. Introduction The use of effective and efficient supply chain has its advantages. However‚ in order to deploy an effective and efficient supply chain‚ it is necessary to coordinate the flow of material‚ information
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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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------------------------------------------------- The Production/Operations Function In Business A. True/False 1. Production/operations Management refers to creation of goods whereas production refers to the creation of services. 2. All organisations‚ including service organizations such as banks and educational institutions‚ have a production function. 3. Production is a creation of goods and services. 4.
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References: Blackstone‚ J.‚ 2010. APICS Dictionary. 13th ed. Chicago: American Production & Inventory Control Society‚ Inc. . Bozarth‚ C. C. & Handfield‚ R. B.‚ 2013. Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management. 3rd ed. s.l.:Pearson Education Limited. Bridge‚ V.‚ 2013. Vietnamnet. [Online] Available at: http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/73719/vietnamese-labor-force-is-cheap-or-expensive-.html Guy‚ Q.‚ 2011. Cost of quality. [Online]
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Leslie Paz Ricci 20062648 Management Decision Problems 1. Snyders of Hanover‚ which sells more than 78 million bags of pretzels‚ snack chips‚ and organic snack items each year‚ had its financial department use spreadsheets and manual processes for much of its data gathering and reporting. Hanover’s financial analyst would spend the entire final week of every month collecting spreadsheets from the heads of more than 50 departments worldwide. She would then consolidate and re-en ter all the data
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WHAT DID YOU THINK CAUSED THE ORIGINAL SLOPPY BEHAVIOUR AT ATHLONE The original sloppy behaviour at Athlone was caused by the Managers setting a bad example by allowing drinking at work and everyone being drunk and unfunctioning before lunchtime. If the person at the top is doing it – everyone else will do it too and model their behaviour on them. Also‚ the working conditions weren’t ideal in that they didn’t have any modern machines to carry out their work and the company relied on the employees
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OM CHAPTER 1 GOODS‚ SERVICES‚ AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT DAVID A. COLLIER AND JAMES R. EVANS OM‚ Ch. 1 Goods‚ Services‚ and Operations Management ©2009 South-Western‚ a part of Cengage Learning 1 Chapter 1 Learning Outcomes learning outcomes LO1 Explain the concept of operations management. LO2 Describe what operations managers do. LO3 Explain the differences between goods and services. LO4 Describe a customer benefit package. LO5 Explain three general types of processes
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© Nigel Slack‚ Stuart Chambers & Robert Johnston 2007 Instructor’s Manual Operations Management Fifth edition Nigel Slack Stuart ChambersRobert Johnston For further instructor materialplease visit: www.pearsoned.co.uk/slack ISBN-13: 978-0-273-70850-6 / ISBN-10: 0-273-70850-3 Pearson Education Limited 2007 Lecturers adopting the main text are permitted to download the manual as required. 2© Nigel Slack‚ Stuart Chambers & Robert Johnston 2007 Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh GateHarlowEssex
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Instructor ’s Manual Operations Management Fifth edition Nigel Slack Stuart Chambers Robert Johnston For further instructor material please visit: www.pearsoned.co.uk/slack ISBN-13: 978-0-273-70850-6 / ISBN-10: 0-273-70850-3 Pearson Education Limited 2007 Lecturers adopting the main text are permitted to download the manual as required. 1 © Nigel Slack‚ Stuart Chambers & Robert Johnston 2007 Pearson Education Limited Edinburgh Gate Harlow Essex CM20 2JE England and
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