Operations management

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Learning objectives

What is operations management?

1 One of three strategic functions

2 Strategic versus tactical operations decisions

3 Operations management provides competitive advantage!

The input/output transformation model

Operations decisions

1 Inventory decisions

2 Capacity decisions

3 Quality decisions

4 Scheduling decisions

5 Process decisions

6 Technology decisions

7 Location decisions

Chapter summary

Special topic: total quality management

Special topic: supply chain management

Special topic: just-in-time and lean systems

1 Jit manufacturing principles

2 Inventory reduction to expose waste

3 Demand-pull production system

4 Quick setups to reduce lot sizes

5 Uniform plant loading

6 Flexible resources

7 Line/cellular flow layouts

8 Total quality management

9 Employee empowerment

10 Conclusion: the evolution of jit into “lean operations”

Source: OpenStax, Business fundamentals. OpenStax CNX. Oct 08, 2010 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11227/1.4

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