IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVE WITHIN A PRODUCTION PLANT INITIALS SURNAME STUDENT NO PS XXXXX 2008YYYY RESEARCH PROPOSAL Submitted in partial fulfillment for the degree of B/TECH (OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT) In the DEPARTMENT OF QUALITY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT At the UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG SUPERVISOR: A. Vermuleun October 2007 JOHANNESBURG TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 Page 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Problem formulation
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Q1) To understand a company’s operations the following areas should be primarily researched: 1) Identify the position of the company on the Product-Process matrix: The product-process matrix is a tool for analysing the relationship between the product life cycle and the technological life cycle. A company can be characterized as occupying a particular region on the matrix. Identify where the company lies on the matrix: job shop‚ batch‚ line or continuous. In case of a company such as
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� Planning � Leading � Organizing � Controlling Without adequate planning these functions would be ineffective Planning mechanisms related to these functions include: � Budgets and forecasts � Capacity planning � Manufacturing design and operations planning � Control processes � Facilities layout plans � Recording systems plans � Inventory Control � Resource requirement
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2 C H A P T E R Operations Strategy in a Global Environment DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Human Resources 1. Global seems the better label for Boeing since authority and responsibility reside in the U.S.—the home country. Supply Chain 2. Six reasons to internationalize: Reduce costs‚ improve supply chain‚ provide better goods and services‚ attract new markets‚ learn to improve operations‚ attract and retain global talent. Scheduling 3. No. Sweetness at Coca-Cola is adjusted for
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1. Coupons are a tried-and-true promotion method‚ and the Internet includes other couponing sites. How does Groupon differentiate itself? a. Groupon is a business that helps other businesses try and make a profit from their business. Groupon helps a business gain exposure and attract interested shoppers through a discounted membership deal. Groupon helps the business come up with a deal on discounted good or services. The owner of the business sets the terms from the business deal the minimum and
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Philosophy: Tool to differentiate reality & appearance In this “The name of Philosophy‚” the author Bertrand Russell talks that there is no such knowledge in this world which a man will not doubt. This is a very difficult question and hence a man always doubts everything‚ even he doubts what is real and what is not. He always finds difference between what appearance is and what reality is. If we look into how the author have portrayed his point of view in the book we see that he has started
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Development (HRD). The term HRD started out first simply as “training”‚ then involved into “training and development”（T&D）‚ and finally into HRD. Therefore‚ some confusion arise relating to the difference between Human Resource Development and “training and development”. In order to differentiate HRD and T&D‚ the author illustrates this essay by clarifying the definition of HRD and T&D‚ their respective main purpose‚ and the strategies of each term. I．Definition 1．Definition of HRD Because
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STUDY OUTLINE FOR CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO Operations Management 1. Operations management deals with the design and management of products‚ processes‚ services and supply chains. It considers the acquisition‚ development‚ and utilization of resources that firms need to deliver the goods and services their clients want. 2. What are the three basic functions in business organizations? 1)operation‚ or product service knowledge 2) finance 3) marketing 3. A supply chain consists
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Chapter 01 Introduction to Operations Management True / False Questions 1. Operations managers are responsible for assessing consumer wants and needs and selling and promoting the organization’s goods or services. True False 2. Often‚ the collective success or failure of companies’ operations functions will impact the ability of a nation to compete with other nations. True False 3. Companies are either producing goods or delivering services. This means that only one of the two
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Baharun Dr. Huam Hon Tat Faculty of Management and Human Resource Development Universiti Teknologi Malaysia E-mail: indasukati@utm.my Fazila Said Malaysia Nuclear Agency Malaysia ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to present the relationship between supply chain management (SCM) practices and supply chain responsiveness (SCR)‚ and investigates its relationship with competitive advantage (CA). The data collection instrument used was a questionnaire which was administrated to a total sample of
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