MGT 502 Final Review Questions 1. List and explain the three ways to decrease process throughput time. 1) Perform activities in parallel a. A serial approach results in the throughput time for the entire process being the sum of individual steps plus transport and waiting time between steps. Using a parallel approach can reduce throughput time by as much as 80 percent and produces a better result. 2) Change the sequence of activities b. Altering the sequence of activities
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working from the final sales unit to raw materials required. Thus annual and quarterly plans are broken down into labor‚ raw material‚ working capital‚ etc. requirements over a medium-range period (6 months to 18 months). This process of working out production requirements for a medium range is called aggregate planning. Factors Affecting Aggregate Planning Aggregate planning is an operational activity critical to the organization as it looks to balance long-term strategic planning with short term production
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operation management • Executive Summary Operation management is defined as the design‚ operation‚ and improvement of the systems that create and deliver the firm’s primary products and services. Somerset furniture company’s global supply chain was getting lose its competitive edge and even faced shipments delayed by as much as 40%. The company prides itself on customer service and fears that late deliveries to its customers would harm its credibility and result in lost customers and excessive
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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 that are embedded in the company’s people and operating processes‚ is inherently difficult to imitate.” --R. H. Hayes and D. M. Upton‚ “Opeations-based Strategy.” California Management Review‚ Summer‚ 1998. McDonald’s utilizes an excellent operations strategy
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. OPERATION MANAGEMENT 3 1.1. DEFINITION OF OPERATION MANAGEMENT 3 1.2. THE ROLE OF OPERATION MANAGER 3 1.3. RELATIONSHIP OF OPERATION MANAGEMENT WITH OTHER CORE FUNCTIONS 3 2. CASE STUDIES 3 2.1. HEATHROW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 3 2.2. NESTLÉ UK CHOCOLATE FACTORY 3 3. MAJOR UNDERSTANDINGS OF THE STUDY 3 4. CONCLUSIONS 3 REFERENCES 3 1. Operation Management For the success of an organization‚ the management crew plays a major role. An organizational structure is based on different
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Google+Search Functions and Activities of Operations Management August 11th‚ 2009Leave a commentGo to comments Operations management involves the management of human‚technology and system resources.The operations management functions‚like in other management disciplines‚ include planning‚directing‚organizing‚staffing‚motivating and controlling to achieve the set organizational goals. In addition to the above management functions operation managers perform many other activities as given
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INTRODUCTION Besides organizing‚ controlling and leading‚ planning is one of the management functions. Good planning is crucial to enable an organization to function effectively. Planning is done for two purposes‚ firstly as a protection to the organization and secondly to increase the affirmative levels of an organization according to C.W. Roney (Certo‚ 2000). As a protection to the organization‚ a manager can forecast the effects from each of the suggestions or alternative actions that will be
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effective supply chain management. Faced with predictable variability‚ a company’s goal is to respond in a manner that balances supply with demand to maximize profitability (Chopra & Meindl‚ 2013: 247). Inventory management is the activity of planning and controlling accumulation of inventory which occurs because of local mismatches between supplier and demand (Slack‚ et al. 2012). Inventory management is one of the building blocks of total supply management and a good indicator of the effectiveness
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delivery of high-quality‚ cost-effective parts and allowed funds to be diverted to other uses that produce a higher return on investment. The sales mix was changing as the orders for multiple mold fabrications decreased and the order size for plastic parts increased. However‚ because of limited capacity‚ the company concentrated its sales on supplying parts that were used in limited quantities for research and development efforts and in preproduction pilot runs rather than accepting larger
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Audit Planning Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Audit Planning Introduction Auditing is a vital activity‚ in every business activity. The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) is the overall organization that sets international standards for assurance‚ auditing and other related fields‚ globally. The organization ensures that there is the harmonization of all international and national auditing and assurance standards to enhance uniformity‚ in accounting
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