UNIT 4 Decision making to improve finacial performance Flashcards

o Operational objectives o Adding value o Importance of efficiency and labour productivity o Use of technology to improve operational efficiency o Operations data; labour productivity, unit costs, capacity & capacity utilisation o Importance of capacity and capacity utilisation o Lean production and Just in Time o Importance of quality o Consequences of poor quality o Quality assurance o Flexibility and mass customisation o Methods of matching supply and demand o Inventory control o Inventory co

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what are operational objectives

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what is added value

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how do calculate average unit costs

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what are the operation formlas

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what is capacity utilisation

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how do you calculate capacity utilisation

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what is efficiency

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what technology increases operational efficiency

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what is lean production

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pros and cons of lean production

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what is just in case (JIC)

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what is just in time (JIT)

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pros and cons of JIC

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pros and cons of JIT

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what is capital intensive production

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what is labour intensive production

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pros and cons of capital intensive production

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pros and cons of labour intensive production

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what is quality control

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what is total quality management

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what is quality assurance

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what are the impacts of not maintaining quality

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pros and cons of quality control

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pros and cons of total quality management

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pros and cons of quality assurance

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how do businesses choose their supply chain
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what is outsourcing
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pros and cons of outsourcing
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what is buffer stock (JIC)
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pros and cons of buffer stock
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inventory control charts