Operations Management
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Bachelor Of BusinessSP53 2012 James Cook University Singapore |
Article Overview
The article was written by Roger W. Schemmer in early 2009. Basically, the article is addressing about the usage of theory in operations management. As mentioned in the article, theories used in the journal article, as science defines it, is not at the center of much of the research. This essay and its comments were engaging for more attention to what theories can mean for our understanding in operations management.
Ten years ago, the writer and Morgan Swink published an article “On Theory in Operations Management” which meant to discuss the issues that operations management does not have their own theories that can be the framework of their disciplines. As the time passed by, the role of theories have changed; the existence of question whether theories still being used in productive ways to advance our understanding; and which theories have been forgotten or have been developed, have not gotten a satisfied responses yet, therefore, they wrote this essay to reassess the role of theory in operations management (Schmenner, 2009).
To address those issues related to the reassessment of the role of theory, Schmenner stated out several important parts namely the definition of theory and the way it should be used within a discipline; things that have been done in the operation management and things that have gone wrong with certain approach; and lastly, the things that should be done to tie it better and more fully to the theory.
Here, in the first part of the journal Schmenner stated out a number of key features concerning the use of theory as mentioned in his paper 10 years ago. He addressed the important usage of theory while he also stated out the differences between operations management and the physicists in the way of appreciating theory.
Bachelor Of BusinessSP53 2012 James Cook University Singapore |
Article Overview
The article was written by Roger W. Schemmer in early 2009. Basically, the article is addressing about the usage of theory in operations management. As mentioned in the article, theories used in the journal article, as science defines it, is not at the center of much of the research. This essay and its comments were engaging for more attention to what theories can mean for our understanding in operations management.
Ten years ago, the writer and Morgan Swink published an article “On Theory in Operations Management” which meant to discuss the issues that operations management does not have their own theories that can be the framework of their disciplines. As the time passed by, the role of theories have changed; the existence of question whether theories still being used in productive ways to advance our understanding; and which theories have been forgotten or have been developed, have not gotten a satisfied responses yet, therefore, they wrote this essay to reassess the role of theory in operations management (Schmenner, 2009).
To address those issues related to the reassessment of the role of theory, Schmenner stated out several important parts namely the definition of theory and the way it should be used within a discipline; things that have been done in the operation management and things that have gone wrong with certain approach; and lastly, the things that should be done to tie it better and more fully to the theory.
Here, in the first part of the journal Schmenner stated out a number of key features concerning the use of theory as mentioned in his paper 10 years ago. He addressed the important usage of theory while he also stated out the differences between operations management and the physicists in the way of appreciating theory.