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Influences - processes
How do influences of operations impact operations processes?
1.0 ES
2.0 Coporate Descriptor
3.0 CONTEXT Globalisation
3.1 Inputs: Materials
4.0 CONTEXT Technology
4.1 Volume
5.0 CONTEXTEnvironmental Sustainability
5.1 Technology
5.0 CONTEXT Cost-Based competition
5.1 Quality Improvement
6.0 CONTEXT Quality Expectations
6.1 Outputs: Warranties
Process - Strategies
How do the operations processes influences the operations strategies used by a business?
1.0 ES
2.0 Coporate Descriptor
3.0 CONTEXT Materials
3.1 Global Sourcing
4.0 CONTEXT Volume
4.1 Technology
5.0 CONTEXT Variety
5.1 Global Factors: Research and Development
6.0 CONTEXT Variation in Demand
6.1 Inventory Management
7.0 CONTEXT Warranties
7.1 Quality Control
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Influences - Strategies
Anaylyse the response of operations management to the influences on operations
1.0 ES
2.0 Coporate Descriptor
3.0 CONTEXT Globalisation
3.1 Global Sourcing
4.0 CONTEXT Technology
4.1 Quality Control
5.0 CONTEXT Cost-Based Competition
5.1 Logisitcs
6.0 CONTEXT Quality Expectations
6.1* Quality Improvement*
7.0 CONTEXT Environmental Sustainability
7.1 Technology
CSR - Strategies
Analyse how CSR influences the operations management stratefies used by a business?
1.0 ES
2.0 Coporate Descriptor
3.0 CSR
3.1 **Global Sourcing **–> Social Responsibility
3.2 Outsourcing–> Difference between Legal Compliance and Ethical Responsibility
3.3 Technology –> Environmental Sustainability
**Global **
Examine the impact of globalisation on a business’ operation strategies.
1.0 ES
2.0 Coporate Descriptor
3.0 CONTEXT Globalisation
3.1 Outsourcing
3.2 Supply Chain Management: Logistics
3.3 Global Factors: **Research and Development **
3.4 Global Factors: Global Sourcing
**V’s - Strategies **
Analyse the strategies used by a business in response to the influence of volume, variety and variation in demand to achieve performance objectives
1.0 ES
2.0 Coporate Descriptor
3.0 CONTEXT Volume
3.1 Economies of Scale
3.2 Outsourcing
4.0 CONTEXT Variety
4.1 *Technology *
4.1 *Research and development *
5.0 CONTEXT Variation in Demand
5.1 *Inventory Management: Just-In-Time *
