Operations Management Assignment 01 Q.2) The Hayes and Wheelwright model (Slack et al‚ 2009) is a useful way to classify the operations function of an organisation. Select your own organization‚ or an organization with which you are familiar‚ and identify at which stage of the Hayes and Wheelwright model you would currently place the operations function. Justify your positioning by drawing on relevant theory and practice. BRIEF This paper discusses the operations strategy and management
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academic acknowledgement and documentation. Verbatim copying of material from the Internet‚ including tables and graphics. Copying other students’ notes or reports. Using paid or unpaid material prepared for the student by individuals or firms. B. Penalties for plagiarism ranges from failure in the TMA to expulsion from the university. Declaration: I hereby declare that the submitted TMA is my own work and I have not copied any other person’s work or plagiarized in any other form as specified
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nonalcoholic beverage segment of the commercial beverage industry is highly competitive‚ consisting of numerous companies. These include companies competing in multiple geographic areas‚ as well as businesses that are primarily regional or local in operation. Competing products include numerous nonalcoholic sparkling beverages; various water products‚ including packaged flavored and enhanced waters; juices and nectars; fruit drinks and dilutables (including syrups and powdered drinks); coffees and
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his operation so that it drives the long-term strategy of the hotel 4.0 How five performance objectives might have internal benefits? 6 4.1 Quality 6 4.11 Quality increases dependability 6 4.12 Quality reduces cost 6 4.2 Speed 7 4.3 Dependability 7 4.31Dependability saves money 8 4.4 Flexibility 8 4.41 Flexibility saves resources 8 4.42 Flexibility increase speed of response 9 5.0 Conclusion 9 6.0 References 10 1.0Executive Summary There are four operation objectives
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repetitive and predictable Example: DVD production‚ catering food production‚ automobile plants Continuous Processes Often capital intensive‚ predictable flow‚ highest volume‚ and lowest variety. Example: water processing‚ petrochemical refineries Professional Services High contact processes‚ high customer contact and involvement‚ high level of customization‚ often people based. Example: Management consultants‚ doctors‚ lawyers Services Shops Mix of front and back-office services‚ differing
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(b) [i] Naive The coming January = December = 23 [ii] 3-month moving (20 + 21 + 23)/3 = 21.33 [iii] 6-month weighted [(0.1 17) + (.1 18) + (0.1 20) + (0.2 20) + (0.2 21) + (0.3 23)]/1.0 = 20.6 [iv] Exponential smoothing with alpha = 0.3 [v] Trend Forecast = 15.73 + .38(13) = 20.67‚ where next January is the 13th month. (c) Only trend provides an equation that can extend beyond one month 4.23 Students must determine the naive forecast for the four months
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Advances in process technology have radically changed many operations over the last two or three decades. And all indications are that the pace of technological development is not slowing down. Few operations have been unaffected by this because all operations use some kind of process technology‚ whether it is a simple Internet link or the most complex and sophisticated of automated factories. But whatever the technology‚ all operations managers need to understand what emerging technologies can do
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is basically a services output organisation and Bakers Pride Limited which is a product output organisation in the following areas: 1. The process of transformation of inputs to outputs 2. Process and capacity design. 3. Supply chain management. 4. Scheduling. 2.1. The process of transformation of inputs to outputs The creation of goods or services involves transforming or converting inputs into outputs. (William J. Stevenson 8th Ed.: 4). 2.1.1 Inputs The inputs for the two
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the freezer in a temperature between – 18° and -23°. The rule for the frozen food is that the first to come in is the first to come out. Health‚ safety and hygiene issues are taken seriously; the manager is responsible of the good following of the operations. In the kitchen‚ every employee is assigned a specific task‚ meat is bake between two heating plate that are cleaned every 30 minutes‚ after it’s done they use a special thermometer to make sure that the meat is at least 69 °‚ employees that are
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a customer who demands a different mix of features and attributes. It is often best not to be fastest to the market‚ but to be the best firm in the market as judged by the ultimate customer. 3. What are the major priorities associated with operations strategy? How has their relationship to each other changed over the years? The four major imperatives are cost‚ quality‚ delivery‚ and flexibility. In the sixties‚ these four imperatives were viewed from a tradeoff’s perspective. For example
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