COST DEFINITIONS Fixed Cost – expenses that remain constant over a wide range of output volumes Variable Costs – expenses that vary proportionately with changes in output. Sunk Costs – expenses already incurred that have no salvage value Opportunity Costs – profits lost when one alternative is chosen over another that would have provided greater financial benefits. Avoidable Costs – expenses resulting from poor productivity incurred if an investment is not made. Out-of-Pocket Costs – actual
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the market with huge potential‚ such as Almaty city. Obviously‚ there are a lot of traditional car wash stations in Almaty‚ and it would be difficult to start a totally new type of car wash business in such a highly competitive market. After the analysis we have found out that car wash industry in Almaty is still underdeveloped and has high potential to make profit. It is quite new area of car wash and is trying to compete with automatic and traditional car washes by offering convenient service for
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director of supply management of EMC to explore and exploit all the available option to cut the expense in order bolster their business. 1. What actions should Sally take to reduce inventories by 10 percent? Reducing inventories by 10 percent can’t be met by focusing on any single aspect of business but need a holistic approach. There are many approaches available for reducing inventories and Sally should exploit all the opportunities. As a director of supply management‚ Sally can study the
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NICHE MARKET STRATEGY FOR ATTRACTING FOREIGN TOURISTS Mohammad Amzad Hossain Sarker‚ PhD Candidate (Assistant Professor‚ Comilla University‚ Bangladesh) School of Management‚ Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan‚ China. Sumayya Begum‚ PhD Candidate (Senior Lecturer‚ Southeast University‚ Bangladesh) School of Management‚ Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan‚ P.R. China ABSTRACT Bangladesh has bright prospects of tourism in future. She possesses tourism potentials all over the country
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Operations management is defined as “the activity of managing the resources which produce and deliver products and services” (Slack et al. 2010 p4). This encompasses the entire activity carried out within the organization. With increasing pressure on organizations to deliver optimally at reduced cost‚ the role of operations has been transformed from that of strategy implementer to one of strategy driver. Operations strategy looks at the patterns of strategic decisions and actions
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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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Consider the importance of the four Vs‚ volume‚variety‚variation in demand and visibility.how do they affect the organisation’s operation? What advantages does the organization gain from them?what disadvantages arise from tem? What strategies and actions does the organization employ to maximise the benefits and minimize the problems associated with them. Volume – the Fyodorov method is devoted to a single type of eye surgical procedure carried out at high volume. Conventional eye surgery is likely
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Case: Restoration project at Bennett Auto Sales and Services (BASS) Bennett Auto Sales and Services (BASS)consists of three car dealerships that sell and service several makes of American and Japanese cars‚ two auto part stores‚ a large body shop and car painting business‚ and an auto salvage yard. David Bennett‚ owner of BASS‚ went into the car business when he inherited a Ford dealership from her father. He was able to capitalize on her knowledge and experience to build her business into the
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HP Case Report 1. Causes for the Inventory Problem: HP was used to guarantee maximum order fill without putting major attention to stock level. The inventory problem was raised from a corporate order that business needed to meet customer needs with less inventory quantities. In fact‚ the situation was increasingly deteriorating due to the growing sales in European and Asian-Pacific‚ resulting in increased inventory levels to ensure satisfactory product availability. From our point of view‚ the main
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answers to short case study questions– Essential Operations Management Lecturer resources Essential Operations Management Lecturer resources Guideline answers to short case study questions 1 © Alex Hill and Terry Hill 2011 Guideline answers to short case study questions– Essential Operations Management Lecturer resources This document contains answers to the short case study questions contained within each chapter. For extended teaching notes relating to the long case studies at the
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