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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Strengths Substantial Brand Identity Sony is a corporate brand whose identity is deeply rooted and very well established in the minds of potential customers. The brand remains healthy despite dropping from 25th to 29 in name recognition according to InterBrands 2009 ranking. Interbrand valued Sony brand at $11 million Global Diversification Sony products and services are available throughout the world in approximately 200 countries and territories. The United States market accounted for 17.9%
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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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Strength One of Sony’s greatest strengths is their ability to produce innovative‚ quality products. Sony’s web page states “Sony innovations have become part of mainstream culture‚ including: the first magnetic tape and tape recorder in 1950; the transistor radio in 1955; the world’s first all-transistor TV set in 1960; the world’s first color video cassette recorder in 1971; the Walkman personal stereo in 1979; the Compact Disc (CD) in 1982; the first 8mm camcorder in 1985; the Minidisk (MD)
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Markets 06 Networked Products and Services 10 3D World Expanding 3D World 12 Competitive Advantages through Differentiated Technologies 15 Emerging Markets 20 Special Feature: 26 Special Feature: TM Sony’s “Exmor R ” Sony in India 34 Financial Highlights Products‚ Services and Content 40 50 64 Board of Directors and Corporate Executive Officers 51 65 Financial Section Stock Information Investor Information ©2011 Columbia Pictures Industries
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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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