operation management

SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES (MBA) ALPHA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (AUC) Ethio-Leather Industry PLC (ELICO) Awash Tannery For the Course Production /Operations Management (MBAd 632) (Educational Visit Report) Submitted To Tadesse Negash (PhD) Prepared by ABERAHAM MELSE MEKURIA ABERA MESFINE TELILA MERGIA BAYISSA TADESSE BIRU TENA H/MARIAM WOSSEN HAILU August 2013 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We are strongly indebted to our instructor of production and operations management Dr. Tadesse Negash for his intimacy with us, continuous assessment, and lectures with skillful and meticulous comments we received throughout our course work. The group would also like to thank Alpha University College, and post graduate deans office for the voluntary assistance and facilitation of transport for our visit. Exceptional thanks goes to ELICO management and staff for their unreserved support in getting the information that we require, most specifically the skin section head foreman. Last but not least, to all those who contributed in one-way or another to the successful realization of this visit deserve deepest appreciation. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Alpha University College is one of Educational Institutions that offer postgraduate programs in Business administration program in the country. This program includes Operations/ Productions management course that deal with all aspect of operations that begin from input, process, output and distributions with effect and efficient utilization of resources by setting competing strategies and operations priorities. The University College Instructor, Dr. Tadesse Negash, planned to make visit any factory that will enhance the understanding of students by observing practical applications of operations management beside class lecture. Having this in mind, the students selected Awash Tannery (Ethio- leather Industry Plc) and arranged transport, Letter, and other facilities