PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT MB0044 SET I 1. Explain in brief the origins of Just in Time. Explain the different types of wastes that can be eliminated using JIT. Just-in-Time (JIT) is a production strategy that strives to improve a business’ return on investment by reducing in-process inventory and associated carrying costs. Just In Time production method is also called the Toyota Production System. To meet JIT objectives‚ the process relies on signals or Kanban between different
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CASE: "Zappos: Facing Competitive Challenges" "What challenges is Zappos facing that may derail its attempt to be best online retailer? How can training and development help Zappos meet these challenges? Do you think that employees at Zappos have high levels of engagement? Why? Which of Zappos’s 10 core values do you believe training and development can influence the most? The least? Why?" The vision of Zappos is that‚ in future online sales will account for 30 percent of all
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Do Men make Better managers than Women? Only in the last century have more esteemed jobs been allocated to women‚ in light of the women-rights movement. Even though pay between men and women is still unequal and gender discrimination at the workplace is still imminent‚ the improvement in the opportunities of women to maintain high ranking jobs in the last century has been drastic. However in certain occupations‚ such as that of the manager‚ inequality is even firmer‚ as shown in studies detailing
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individuals for engaging in illegal or unethical activities by assuming bad behaviour is an inherent personality trait. "Only shady people do shady things‚" right? We assume the CFO who reports false financial data and the hedge fund manager who commits insider trading do so because they are inherently "bad people." The maxim of individual responsibility is comforting because it implies that‚ to eradicate criminal or unethical behaviour‚ all we need to do is identify and weed out the corrupt few.
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MASS CUSTOMIZATION “What engineering technology can benefit the human life advancement?” Authors: MOHANRAJ A/L SUPPARAMANIAM : MOHAMED AZUARI B MOHAMED RAZALI : MUHAMAD ASRIN B ANUAR : KHAIRUL HELMY B MOHD RANI : MS. NORSHAHRIZAN BT NORDIN : MR. MOHAMMAD HARITH AMLUS Authors: MOHANRAJ A/L SUPPARAMANIAM : MOHAMED AZUARI B MOHAMED RAZALI : MUHAMAD ASRIN B ANUAR : KHAIRUL HELMY B MOHD RANI : Ms. NORSHAHRIZAN BT NORDIN : MR. MOHAMMAD HARITH AMLUS Abstract The concept of Mass Customization (MC) producing
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business managers make plans to improve outstanding achievement. A plan‚ on the other hand‚ helps a manager organize resources and activities efficiently and effectively to achieve goals. Making plans is generally beneficial for those individuals and business managers; however‚ there is always two sides‚ planning also has disadvantages. In this essay‚ I will discuss benefits of planning for individuals and business managers‚ although planning also has some disadvantages‚ planning is still good for people
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NICHE MARKET STRATEGY FOR ATTRACTING FOREIGN TOURISTS Mohammad Amzad Hossain Sarker‚ PhD Candidate (Assistant Professor‚ Comilla University‚ Bangladesh) School of Management‚ Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan‚ China. Sumayya Begum‚ PhD Candidate (Senior Lecturer‚ Southeast University‚ Bangladesh) School of Management‚ Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan‚ P.R. China ABSTRACT Bangladesh has bright prospects of tourism in future. She possesses tourism potentials all over the country
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appropriate future strategy and prepare a strategic plan19 Conclusion24 Appendix25 Reference30 INTRODUCTION Kinh Do was established in 1993 and has gone through 17 years of formation and development. Up to now‚ Kinh Do has become a system of corporations in the field of foodstuff including: cake‚ candy‚ beverage‚ ice-cream‚ and products from milk. The development strategy of Kinh Do is to maintain as one leading foodstuff group in Vietnam and orient to become a multi-sector group including: foodstuff
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1. Why is operations management a more encompassing term than production management? A. Operations management is concerned with multiple products and services B. Operations management refers to service as well as manufacturing organizations C. Operations management is broader including the financing and marketing functions D. Operations management makes use of the tools of quantitative analysis and computer systems 2. Which of the following functions is responsible for the actual movement
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO Operations Management Teaching Notes Many students come to this course with negative feelings‚ perhaps because they have heard that the course includes a certain amount of quantitative material (which many feel uncomfortable with)‚ or perhaps because the course strikes them as “how to run a factory.” Others seem to have very little idea about what operations management is. I view the initial meeting with my classes‚ and this first chapter‚ as opportunities to dispel
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