would occur‚ as they always seemed to be moving from one operation to another. Additionally‚ there had been recent quality assurance issues as two orders were returned because of the number of defective parts. A company’s overall performance depends on how well its core and supporting processes function within the firm. Increased coordination and effort by every area to understand the needs of the clients combined with a proper operations strategy will yield desirable outcomes for the external
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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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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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1.2 The original productivity of the line was 20 valves per hour. After the changes by John Goodale the line productivity was 22.5 valves per hour. The percent change was 12.5. We found the original productivity by dividing 160 valves produced by an 8-hour shift. The new line productivity was found by dividing 180 valves by an 8-hour shift. Calculating the difference between the new line productivity and the old-line productivity‚ and then dividing that number by the old-line productivity gave us
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Centre for Continuing Education Executive MBA (OIL & GAS Management) Semester II YEAR: 2013 SESSION: January Assignment – 1 For Operations & Material Management (MBCQ 722D) (To be filled by the student) Name: _______________________ Sap No/Regn No: _______________________ Section A (20 Marks) Write short notes on any four of the following 1. Production management functions 2. The era of scientific management 3. Optimal criteria for selecting a plant location 4.
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environment‚ where competition reaches outstanding levels and variables such as consumer demand are increasingly more difficult to analyze and predict‚ it all comes to the abilities of managers to keep their companies successful. CEO’s‚ marketing and operations managers‚ they all play a vital role in the profitability of their companies‚ no matter if they are small regional companies or large multinational corporations. Since the start of the economic crisis in 2008‚ all national economies face difficulties
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Unit-4 Secondary objectives of materials management: secondary objectives are limited in number or in scope as primary objectives. Since they represent the materials management contribution to the achievement of primary objectives of some other departments‚ they can vary widely from industry to industry. 1. Reciprocal relations: when a company deliberately buys as much as possible from its own customers it is said to practice reciprocity. 2. New materials and products: engineering and manufacturing
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One of the new drives is the effective supply chain management which brings customer satisfaction and profitability. Many retailers especially supermarkets and grocery stores use different strategies in order to achieve an effective supply chain management. Faced with predictable variability‚ a company’s goal is to respond in a manner that balances supply with demand to maximize profitability (Chopra & Meindl‚ 2013: 247). Inventory management is the activity of planning and controlling accumulation
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CHAPTER 1 Question #2 What is the difference between the terms "production management" and "operations management"? Production management deals primarily with the manufacture of goods‚ whereas operations management encompasses the production of not only goods‚ but services as well. Question #3 How does the function of an operations manager differ from the function of a marketing manager or a finance manager? The operations manager’s function is to create the supply of goods‚ whereas the marketing
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agement AEREN FOUNDATION’S Maharashtra Govt. Reg. No.: F-11724 [pic] SUBJECT : OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT Total Marks : 80 CASE-1 (16 Marks) Bloomsday Outfitters produces T-shirts for road races. They need to acquire some new stamping machines to produce 30‚000 good T-shirts per month. Their plant operates 200 hours per month‚ but the new machines will
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