Sales Operation (SOM 222 S) Assignment 1 Date: August 2011 QUESTION 1 1. Proactive approach to determine training needs The training needs assessment is a critical activity for the training and development function. To be effective and efficient‚ all training programs must start with a needs assessment. All training begins with a transfer of knowledge. Through assimilation‚ understanding‚ practice and refinement‚ knowledge is converted into skill. Without a solid understanding
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OPERATIONS STRATEGY Instructor: Gad Allon Contact: g-‐‑allon@kellogg.northwestern.edu Class 1 Description Framework for operations strategy Tailoring operations strategy Investor/External view of operations: - Operations Forensics - Linking to Financials (ROIC tree) Asset strategy‚ operational hedging and risk mgmt. Sourcing strategy: Global networks and offshoring Strategic sourcing and supplier relations Reading
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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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Strategically‚ operations management involves the long-term planning and structuring of work. Indeed‚ the task of operations strategy is to design the operating system‚ which is the joint configuration of resources and processes‚ such that its resulting competencies are aligned with the organization’s desired competitive position. In other words‚ operations strategy focuses on how to best enable and implement the organization’s strategy. (For for-profit organizations‚ “best” can be measured as maximizing
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Experiment1: Introduction to laboratory equipment and basic components. 1 OBJECTIVES. This experiment will provide exposure to the various test equipment to be used in subsequent experiments. A primary purpose of this lab course is for you to master the use of electronic test equipment. The devices we will be using include DC power supplies‚ breadboards‚ digital multi-meters ”DMM”‚ oscilloscope and a function generator‚ as well as some resistors‚ capacitors and inductors‚ so we can have
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Operation Assignment Name: HongYu Qiao ID: B332898 The operation network of Tesco in UK are the largest within the Group‚ with over 3300 stores and 310‚000 colleagues. Tesco has been trying to build a better supermarket in the UK and deliver the things that matter to their customers—great service‚ range‚ quality and great value.The key factors for Tesco to success include staffs‚ goods‚ delivery‚ layout‚ price and quality. For example‚Tesco
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Note: Solve BOTH case studies. Case I DABBAWALLAHS OF MUMBAI (A) Dabba was a generic‚ colloquial term used explicitly in Mumbai to describe any cylindrical box. In the context of meal delivery service‚ a dabba was an aluminum box carried by its handle like a tin of paint. Each dabba housed three to four interlocking steel containers and was held together by a collapsible metallic wire handle. Each of these containers accommodated an individual food item found in a typical midday lunch. Wallah
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provide a quality service and gain a competitive advantage‚ it will also show how systems have been implemented to achieve this and what Sainsburys have changed in recent years to achieve the competitive advantage it was looking for‚ The main area Sainsburys have changed is there Supply chain which had a cost gap of around £60 million. It will also look at how the operations functions carried out by Sainsburys can be linked in with other areas of the business like Finance‚ Human Resource Management and
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OPERATION MANAGEMENT IS IMPORTANT TO ALL BUSINESS To be able produce specialized managers capable of fulfilling strategic tasks within business and government enterprises the need for the practice of operations management cannot be forgone. Operations management is very significant in business operations since it forms the heart of the organisation by controlling the system of operation. Operations management deals with the design‚ operation‚ and enhancement of the systems that generate and deliver
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Group # 05 Aray Nugumarova 20110252‚ lyas Galyamov 20123841‚ Tair Akimzhanov 20112420‚ Akmaral Zholshybekova 20100078 Waterless mobile car wash Proposal Nowadays there are a lot of opportunities to start a business. However‚ the most challenging part is choosing a target sector. After a profound research of the market some potential segments for entry have been chosen by the members of our group. One of them is chemical industry where potential consumer demand is very high
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