Chapter 1 Operations and productivity 1. Why should one study operations management? We study OM for four reasons. We study how people organize themselves for productive enterprise. We study OM because we want to know how goods and services are produced. We study OM to understand what operations managers do. We study OM because it is such a costly part of an organization. Productivity can be measured in a variety of ways‚ such as by labor‚ capital‚ energy‚ material usage‚ and so on. At Modern
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Computer systems may be classified into the following groups: 1 - The supercomputers are extremely fast computers that are used in scientific research for their ability to do large amount of calculations and store large amount of data. One use of these computers is weather forecast because of the large amount of calculations involved. 2 - Mainframe computers allows several thousands of users at any time. They are used by government companies‚ airline companies for bookings‚ insurance companies
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on computers. Computers have found their way into just about every aspect of our lives‚ and in most cases‚ they make things easier for us. They allow us to work from home‚ socialize with our friends and family who live too far away to visit‚ and they provide an ever-welcome stress relief when we come home from school or work and just want to have some fun. But as we increasingly rely on computers to get through the day‚ the question begs to be asked: have we become too dependent on computers?However
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Executive Summary: This report is prepared on “Mantra mega shop”. The report includes the history of the company‚ the list of their products‚ competitors of the company‚ how this organization analyze it’s market‚ what is the marketing strategy of the company‚ how consumers behave from both consumers’ and company’s point of view‚ how the company segments it’s market and how it satisfy it’s customers. From the report the super shop was established in the year 2007. It has a wide range of products
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BOILER OPERATION. Description of boiler operation SOFTENER: Function of softener is softening the hard water. This is because water supplied is hard water since it contains a lot of calcium‚ magnesium or other minerals. Water hardness Mg/L Soft water ≤ 17.1 mg/L Grey zone between soft and slightly hard water 17.1-60 mg/L Moderately hard 60-120 mg/L hard water 120 - 180 mg/L Very hard water ≥180 mg/L Hard water causes two problems such as 1. Dissolved calcium and magnesium
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Definitions in Operations Management OPERATIONS: Any activity that transforms and adds value to an input stream. The input stream can be a physical entities‚ services‚ or flows. The valued added transformation produces products or services that are designed to meet a customer demand. Operations range from processing loan applications to production of computers‚ to designing buildings. FLOW SHOP: An operation that produces products at volume in a continuous flow or by a well-defined‚ connected
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Sahara India Pariwar is launching a Consumer Merchandise Retail Venture on Mega Scale across India under the Brand Name of “Sahara Q Shop” with 40‚000 neighborhood franchisee outlets (within 12 - 18 months) in the close vicinity of 2 - 3 km. area of our esteemed customers. For the first time in India‚ we are setting up the largest retail & distribution network with 305 warehouses spread across 285 cities‚ more than 1‚00‚000 vehicles of various types of distribution vehicles‚ wherein we will be selling
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1. Identify and describe Potbelly’s strategy in terms of product (present or new) and market (present or new). Potbelly’s strategy in terms of product is to offer all sandwiches at one price regardless of what comes on the sandwich. All of the meat is sliced fresh in the store‚ milkshakes are handmade‚ and cookies are freshly baked on site. The company hires nice people because they sell an experience‚ not just a sandwich. Potbelly is focused on selling good food‚ having a nice environment
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ABOUT Moonleaf is a tea shop offering freshly-brewed tea mixed into a variety of delicious and refreshing concoctions‚ milk tea being the most popular. From what started as a quaint shop on October 3‚ 2010 along Magiting St.‚ UP Teacher’s Village in Diliman‚ Quezon City‚ it became a big hit among the student and young professional crowd in the area. As long lines formed and word spread like wildfire about this affordable and delicious beverage alternative‚ Moonleaf expanded to a bigger
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stores and franchise competitors by possessing a flare and artistry that most do not have in order to achieve the height of quality and excellence in the smoke shop industry. Our products range from high end artistry to modern and local customs. We also focus on technology and innovation to perform proper technique and equipment operation. Maintaining 100% honesty between employees‚ customer and management is critical as a team input will be collected analyzed and put into practice regularly. Weekly
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