Semester 2 MB0044 – Production & operations Management - 4 Credits (Book ID: B1133) Assignment Set- 1 60 Marks Note: Each question carries 10 Marks. Answer all the questions. 1. What are the components of systems productivity? Explain how CAD and CIM help in improving productivity. 2. What do you understand by ‘industry best practice’? different types of Benchmarking. Briefly explain 3. List out the various automated systems for transfer of materials in the production plant. What do
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Role of Operations Management Operations management is the design operations and improvement of systems that create and deliver a company’s products and services. In other words‚ “is the process of taking input such as raw material and component and turning it in to out put by adding values” (Shaikh‚ 2010). Any activity that relates to the management of the entire business process that produces goods and services falls into the operations category. Competition among today’s organizations has
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De La Salle – College of St. Benilde SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Career Development Program Course Code: PRODUMA Course Title: Production and Operations Management Course Description: Production and Operations Management deals with creating business decisions on production and service operations. Production and Operation is a technical core function of management. It involves decision making and creation of strategies that will help each organization in achieving its
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Business Studies Notes Role of operation management: Strategic role of operations management- Operations refer to the business processes that involve transformation or‚ more generally‚ ‘production’. Applies both to the manufacturing and services sector. Turning raw materials and resources into outputs of finished goods or products. Qantas operations are strategically important because most organizational activity comprises the day to day activities within the operation function. * Cost leadership-
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Healthcare Operations Management Roles and Goals Trinette M. Landry University of Phoenix Online OPS/HC 571 Patience McGee August 16‚ 2010 Healthcare Operations Management Roles and Goals Healthcare Operations Management is a discipline that integrates scientific principles of management to determine the most efficient and optimal methods to support patient care delivery ( Langabeer‚ 2008). Operations management is defined as the quantitative management of supporting business systems and
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CP-206: PRODUCTION AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Production & Operations Management: Production is the process by which raw materials and other inputs are converted into finished products. The essential feature of production is to bring together people‚ machines and materials to provide goods and services and thereby to satisfy the wants of people. Since both manufacturing and service organizations involve the above-mentioned features‚ the term production management is gradually replaced by the
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Contents Introduction 1 1. Key challenges that have become very significant to IKEA managers with regard to operations management 1.1 Changing Technologies 1.2 Continued Globalization of Markets 1.3 Changing Customer Expectations 1.4 Changing Job Designs 1.5 Quality Management 1.6 Global Manufacturing 3 3 4 5 6 6 7 2. Areas of operations management likely to to have the most impact on the success of IKEA
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area of: A) Marketing B) Finance C) Operations D) Distribution E) All of the above 2. Competitiveness doesn’t include: A) Productivity B) Effectiveness C) Profitability D) Operations Strategy E) Operations Management 3. Cost cutting in international operations can take place because of A) lower taxes and tariffs B) lower wage scales C) lower indirect costs D) less stringent regulations E) all of the above 4. Operations management involves continuous decision-making; hopefully
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through something we call technology. Technology is the advancement and use of electronic devices and other high-tech equipment to produce and progress knowledge into the future. Advancements in technology have affected management leadership in many ways over the last sixty years. New technology has altered leaders’ consciousness‚ language‚ and the way they view their organization. Technological advancements have made things easier for those in management leadership roles. But as with anything
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Question 1 DEFINE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT AND DISCUSS ITS ESSENTIAL FEATURES AND THE IMPORTANCE/BENEFITS OF OPERATION PRIORITIES Introduction: Every organization is in business because it has products‚ services and in some cases a combination of the two (i.e. product and service)‚ that it offers customers as a solution to a particular need or want they have. This implies that‚ the very core business of every organization is to get these products and services readily available to customers‚ through
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