ust-In-Time (JIT) is a very simple idea but one that is essential in modern supply chain management. JIT sets out to cut costs by reducing the amount of goods and materials a firm holds in stock. JIT involves: producing and delivering finished goods ‘just in time’ to be sold partly finished goods ‘just in time’ to be assembled into finished goods parts ‘just in time’ to go into partly finished goods materials ‘just in time’ to be made into parts. The principle that underpins JIT is that production
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DRIVE WINTER 2013 PROGRAM/SEMESTER MBADS (SEM 3/SEM 5) MBAFLEX/ MBAN2 (SEM 3) PGDOMN (SEM 1) SUBJECT CODE & NAME OM 0010 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT BK ID B1232 CREDITS & MARKS 4 CREDITS & 60 MARKS Question 1 : Write short notes on : Operations as Transformation Systems : Answer : Operational transformation is a technology for supporting a range of collabouration functionalities in advanced collabourative software systems. OT was originally invented for consistency maintenance and
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the degree to which a specific product conforms to standards 4. All of the following costs are likely to decrease as a result of better quality except a. customer dissatisfaction costs b. inspection costs c. scrap costs d. warranty and service costs e. maintenance costs 5. Inspection‚ scrap‚ and repair are examples of a. internal costs b. external costs c. costs of dissatisfaction d. societal costs 6. ISO 9000 seeks standardization in terms of a. products b. production
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| BX2062 Operations Management | Literature Review | “Too much theory‚ not enough understanding”Veronika12665417 | | | Bachelor Of BusinessSP53 2012 James Cook University Singapore | Article Overview The article was written by Roger W. Schemmer in early 2009. Basically‚ the article is addressing about the usage of theory in operations management. As mentioned in the article‚ theories used in the journal article‚ as science defines it‚ is not at the center of much of the research
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Require the input of external consultants and management accountants. C) Seek to move the whole organisation towards its overall long-term goals D) Define the position of a business unit with respect to its operational capabilities 2) The determination of performance priorities is normally influenced by: A) The specific needs of the company’s customer groups B) The stage of the life cycle at which the product or service stands C) The activities of the company’s
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Unit-4 Secondary objectives of materials management: secondary objectives are limited in number or in scope as primary objectives. Since they represent the materials management contribution to the achievement of primary objectives of some other departments‚ they can vary widely from industry to industry. 1. Reciprocal relations: when a company deliberately buys as much as possible from its own customers it is said to practice reciprocity. 2. New materials and products: engineering and manufacturing
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environment‚ where competition reaches outstanding levels and variables such as consumer demand are increasingly more difficult to analyze and predict‚ it all comes to the abilities of managers to keep their companies successful. CEO’s‚ marketing and operations managers‚ they all play a vital role in the profitability of their companies‚ no matter if they are small regional companies or large multinational corporations. Since the start of the economic crisis in 2008‚ all national economies face difficulties
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Chapter 1 Operations and productivity 1. Why should one study operations management? We study OM for four reasons. We study how people organize themselves for productive enterprise. We study OM because we want to know how goods and services are produced. We study OM to understand what operations managers do. We study OM because it is such a costly part of an organization. Productivity can be measured in a variety of ways‚ such as by labor‚ capital‚ energy‚ material usage‚ and so on. At Modern
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Process Design Matrix Process Management is a group of activities that involves planning‚ monitoring and‚ results of the process. It is a skill that includes techniques‚ knowledge‚ and report and improves processes in order to meet customer service goals and requirements‚ in turn for a profit. Table 1A describes the product flow matrix. ”There are three main approaches to delivering services; they include the production-line approach‚ the self-service approach‚ and the personal-attention approach”
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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 can make the process more efficient. 3) Reduce
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