Ch3 – O.M 1) Strategic decisions are those which: A) Only involve senior managers B) Require the input of external consultants and management accountants. C) Seek to move the whole organisation towards its overall long-term goals D) Define the position of a business unit with respect to its operational capabilities 2) The determination of performance priorities is normally influenced by: A) The specific needs of the company’s customer
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1. How has the competitive situation that McDonald’s faces changed since it was founded in the 1950 ? The case traces a number of changes in the fast food market over the nearly 60 years that the case covers (it would be very surprising if there had been no change over such a long period). It is useful to distinguish between the changes that are broadly societal and apply to most companies in this industry (even if McDonald’s size and fame makes it more of a target)‚ and the changes that have impacted
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WESTMINSTER WESTMINSTER BUSINESS SCHOOL SEMESTER 1‚ 2009-2010 MODULE CODE: 4BIM502 MODULE TITLE: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Hand in date: 6pm Thursday 10th December Alternative Assessment 2‚500 words Report question The aim of the JIT methodology may be deemed to meet demand instantaneously‚ with perfect quality and no waste’. So runs one definition of JIT. Your task is to evaluate the requirements and objectives of a JIT operation and analyse the potential benefits and drawbacks
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Case Three: Kristen’s Cookie Company 1. Draw a process flow chart for cookie production. 2. How many orders can Kristen fill in a night‚ assuming she is open for four hours each night? Throughout rate= 6/hour 6 orders x 4 hours = 24 orders Therefore Kristen can fill 24 orders each night. 3. How long will it take her to fill a rush order? A ‘rush’ order will still take 26min as this is how long the operations time is. None of the processes can be eliminated with rush orders therefore
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1. GENESIS OF ‘THE GOAL’ The Goal is about science and education. The author believes that these two words have been abused to the extent that their original meanings have been lost in a fog of too much respect and mystery. Science for him is not about the secrets of nature or even about truths. Science is simply the method to try and postulate a minimum set of assumptions that can explain‚ through a straightforward logical derivation‚ the existence of many phenomena of nature. For example the
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Hazel Johnson also known as the mother of the Environmental Justice Movement. Johnson‚ a South Side environmental activist who fought Chicago housing officials on asbestos‚ blasted corporate polluters and rallied residents to protest contamination. Mrs.Johnson‚ a longtime resident of Chicago’s Altgeld Gardens public housing development‚ was spurred into environmental activism after her husband‚ John‚ died of lung cancer in 1969. In the late 1970s and early 1980s‚ she hit the streets and began documenting
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Bibliography: Bergeron‚ B. (2002)‚ Essentials of CRM – A Guide to Customer Relationship Management‚ John Wiley & Sons Inc.‚ New York Brorson‚ T.‚ Larsson‚ G. (2006)‚ Environmental Management - How to Implement an Environmental Management System within a Company or other Organization‚ EMS AB‚ Stockholm Coddington‚ W. (1993)‚ Environmental Marketing – Positive strategies for reaching the green consumer‚ McGraw Hill
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An operation is composed of processes designed to add value by transforming inputs into useful outputs. Inputs may be materials‚ labor‚ energy‚ and capital equipment. Output may be a physical product or a service. A metric used to measure the rate at which potential output levels are being met or used. Displayed as a percentage‚ capacity utilization levels give insight into the overall slack that is in the economy or a firm at a given point in time. Using the data provided in the case‚ we are able
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Management may choose to build up capacity in anticipation of demand or in response to developing demand. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of both approaches. To illustrate some of the advantages and disadvantages‚ provide specific examples of companies that have used each strategy. Three things that are important when planning capacity is “maintaining system balance‚ frequency of capacity additions or reductions‚ and the use of external capacity.” (Jacobs‚ Chase Pg 75) Some of the advantages
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Introduction What Is the Definition of Quality Management? Basically Quality management is a process of making sure that the product or service meets a certain quality‚ specification or standards. In the approach towards Quality Management there are many things that need to be considered. Consideration such as management activities and functions. The same consideration is involved in determination of quality policy and its implementation through means such as quality planning‚ quality assurance
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