Reflection On Operations Management

Chase, R. B., Jacobs, F. R., Aquilano, N.J. Operations management for competitive advantage (11th ed). New York: McGraw Hill/Irwin.

Chase, R.B., Jacobs, F. R., & Aquilano, N.J. (2006) Operations management for competitive advantage (11th ed). New York: McGraw Hill/Irwin

This is an introduction to the case study of Somerset Furniture. The main talk of the event would be about global supply chain and its impact towards Somerset furniture. In this case study we reverse the history, background, and anatomy of Somerset Furniture. From the introduction of the company we learn about the journey needed in developing and manufacturing the product lines. The journey of Somerset Furniture will dictate on why the company started to outsource and also learn about the time frame involving in planning, processing, developing, shipment and manufacturing of the product lines.

In reference to this assignment, I selected the first topic which is; Use the 5 objectives of operations management (quality, speed, dependability, flexibility, & cost) to describe the operations strategies, how they are implemented & how they support the organization’s competitive or effectiveness priorities. Indicate the

Here, from my readings, I will define the two related terms and concepts which are the corporate strategy and Strategic Operations Management. Then, I will discuss the link between them. Next, I will provide four perspectives of the operations strategy. Finally, I will highlight some examples from the operations strategy of Jaguar Land Rover and how it is helping the company to achieve its business objectives.

Gioe Melaney is the general director of Southern Toro – a subsidiary company included in the distribution system of Toron Coporation in Galveston, Taxas.

Operations Management in an organisation is repsonsible for managing and in making decisions concerning the activities that convert inputs into outputs , that is goods and services. This covers both short term actvities as well as longer term activities to meet strategic goals. Inputs can be the raw materaials need to manufacture goods such as furniture or the computers needed to create a service like online shopping site. Operation management’s role is to make decisions to improve how operation activities function, for example, to improve the final quality of the output or to change production methods to be more efficient in terms of cost and in time.

Operations management (OM) is that phase of an organization where inputs are put into operations to acquire required output (services) without compromising on quality. In other words operations management is also described as combining and transforming various resources in the operations sub-system into value added services in line with formulated policies of the organization. (Kumar and Suresh, 2009)

This analysis delves into the company’s operation management principles to interpret its successful strategies and offer future recommendations.

3.1 For each hotel, what is the role of technology and the role of operations

Sampling 4 pieces of precision-cut wire (to be used in computer assembly) every hour for the past 24 hours has produced the following results:

To begin with, Chapter two covers three important aspects of the business world which are competitiveness, strategy, and also productivity. These particular aspects are very important for any company to succeed in the world of business. With that being stated, any type of firm such as a manufacturer or a service provider, they must employ these three aspects because they play an important role in growing revenues. For an organization to even be considered successful, they must have a competitive advantage which leads to a strategy that will meet the company’s goals, while having the knowledge-ability to help produce the goods and services in a cost effective manner. Also, it is known that most organizations have a single state called the Mission Statement. The mission statement basically summarizes these three aspects of a company. One question that the Mission Statement should address is, “What level of business are we in?” This mission statement is categorized as the absolute basis for the organizational goals.

Kannan Govindan is one of the leading researchers in the area of operations management. Over the last few years, he has made significant contribution to the number of areas in operations management. Some of his earlier works included applying different multi criteria decisions methods for supplier selection problems, developing new methods for effectively selecting suppliers, and optimizing inventory levels in a supply chain under various conditions. Later on, he also worked on selection of green suppliers, measuring sustainability performance of a supplier, analyzing barriers in green supply chain management, and in the area of success factors for reverse logistics and product return management etc.

Engineers will make this new method completely ready for production within 5 years. The total cost of replacement of siliconium with McGillium is estimated to be $170 million (in year 0’s dollar) and this cost estimation can go up or down by 25% per year. Due to the efficiency of this new production method, Intel’s price and demand will be as follows between years 6 and 10:

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