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Chapter Coverage:
Operations management in important
Operations management is about process
management
Operations processes have different
characteristics
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Operations Management
Operations management is about how organizations produce
goods and services.
Definitions
The operations function of the organization is the
arrangement of the resources which are devoted to the
production and delivery of its products and services.
Operations managers are the staff of the organization who
have particular responsibility for managing some, or all, of
the resources which comprise the operations function.
Operations management is the term used for the activities,
decisions and responsibilities of operation managers
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Operations management defined
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The consultancy services market % of world
revenues of 40 largest consultancy firms
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Operations Management Basic Principles
Materials
producing and
Information delivering products Products and
services
and services
Customers
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Back office operation Kitchen unit
in a bank manufacturing
operation
They are
Retail operation
all
Take-out / restaurant
operations operation
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Operations Management is Important
Reduce costs of producing products and service by being
efficient.
Increase revenue by increasing customer satisfaction through
good quality and service.
Reduce need for investment by increasing the effective
capacity of the operation and by being innovative in how it
uses its physical resources
Enhance innovation by building a solid base of operations
skills and knowledge within the business.
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Creating Customer Value
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Operations management at IKEA
Design a store layout
which gives smooth Ensure that the jobs of
Design elegant
and effective flow all staff encourage
products which can be
flat-packed efficiently their contribution to
business success
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Operations Management is About Managing Processes -
transformation processes
TRANSFORMED ENVIRONMENT
RESOURCES
MATERIALS
INFORMATION
CUSTOMERS
TRANSFORMATION GOODS
INPUT OUTPUT AND
PROCESS
SERVICES
FACILITIES
STAFF
TRANSFORMING
RESOURCES
ENVIRONMENT
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Inputs to the Process
1. Transformed resources resources that are treated,
transformed or converted in the process. They are a mixture of
Materials
Information
Customers
2. Transforming resources these are the resources which act
upon the transformed resources. They are two types:
Facilities
Staff
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Within the Process
1. Materials processing transforms materials physical
properties, location, possession or materials are stored.
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Outputs from the Process
1. Outputs from process can be differentiate between products and
service based organization tangibility of products and
intangibility of services
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Case: Prt a Manger
Transformed
resources
?
Input Served and
resources satisfied
customers
Transforming
resources
?
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Characteristics of Goods v Services
Contrast the characteristic differences between Manufacturing and
Services over the following factors:-
Furniture manufacturing
Hotels
Value-for-money Lobby of an
hotel international
luxury hotel
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Operations Functions
Three core functions: Support functions:
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The activities of core functions in some organization
Core functional Internet service Fastfood chain Furniture
activities provider manufacturer
Promotes service to Advertise in
users and get Advertise on TV magazines
Marketing and registration Device promotional Determine pricing
sales
Sell advertising materials policy
space Sell to stores
Design Design new
Device new services hamburgers, pizzas. furniture
Product/service
and commission new
development information content Design dcor for Coordinate with
restaurants fashionable colours
Make burgers,
pizzas, etc. Make components
Maintain hardware,
Operations Serve customers Assemble furniture
software and content
Maintain Deliver furniture
equipments
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A Typology of Operations
Variation in
High Low
demand
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Implications
A Typology of Operations Implications
Low repetition High repeatability
Each staff member Specialization
performs more of job Low Volume High
High
Capital intensive
Less systemization
Low unit costs
High unit costs
Well defined
Flexible
Routine
Complex
High Variety Low Standardized
Match customer needs
Regular
High unit costs
Low unit costs
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4 Vs profile of two operations
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Decisions in Operations
Five major decision areas:
Process
Quality
Work force
Inventory
Capacity
Schroeder Section 1.6 - page 16
Accounting
and finance
function
Operations
function
Marketing
function
Human Information
Micro Environment
resources technology
function (IT) function
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