Chapter 16 Flashcards
Operations management
all of the activities involved in producing goods and services and distributing them to customers
Efficiency
producing output or achieving a goal at the lowest cost
Effectiveness
completing tasks and producing products that create the greatest value
Goods
tangible products that you can see and touch, both durable and non-durable
Services
intangible products, such as computer repair and interior design
Characteristics Of Operations
Management Fifty Years Ago
- Focus on Minimizing Costs
- production of Goods
- Mass production
- Simple Supply Chains
- Exploit the Environment
Factors Promoting Change
• Improvements in Production and Information Technologies • Rise of Global Competition and Global Opportunities • Recognition Of Quality as a Source Of Competitive Advantage • Adoption of Marketing Perspective and Customer Focus • Recognition of Serious Environmental Problems
Characteristics Of Operations
Management Today
- Focus on Creating Value
- Provision of Services
- Mass Customization
- Complex Value Chains
- Sustain the Environment
What Do Operations Managers Do?
- Facility location
- Process selection and facility layout
- Inventory control
- Project scheduling
Value chain
the network of relationships that channels the flow of inputs, information, and financial resources
What are the factors that affect location decisions?
- ADEQUACY OF UTILITIES
- LAND
- LABOUR MARKET CONDITIONS
- TRANSPORTATION FACTORS
- QUALITY OF LIFE FACTORS
- LEGAL AND POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT
Process Selection and Facility Layout
Flow shop processes
Job shop processes
Project processes
Cellular layout
Why hold inventories…
- Smoother production schedules
- Meet demand increases
- Reduce switching costs
- Compensate for forecast errors
Operations managers
must manage and schedule projects
Immediate predecessors
activities that must be completed before other activities begin
Critical path
consists of the sequence of activities that takes the longest to complete
Vertical integration
- Gain control over supply chain
- Begin producing its own parts
- Buying suppliers
Outsourcing
- Use outside firm for producing supplies
- Focus on key production areas
- Cost savings
The trend has been to rely more on , which has become a controversial issue.
outsourcing