Is the management of systems or processes that create goods and provide services?

Presentation on theme: "1-1 Operations Management  Operations Management is: The management of systems or processes that create goods and/or provide services  Operations Management."— Presentation transcript:

1 1-1 Operations Management  Operations Management is: The management of systems or processes that create goods and/or provide services  Operations Management affects:  Companies’ ability to compete  Nation’s ability to compete internationally

2 1-2 Value-Added Process The operations function involves the conversion of inputs into outputs Inputs Land Labor Capital Transformation/ Conversion process Outputs Goods Services Control Feedback Value added

3 1-3 Value-Added & Product Packages  Value-added is the difference between the cost of inputs and the value or price of outputs.  Product packages are a combination of goods and services.  Product packages can make a company more competitive.

4 1-4 Production of Goods vs. Delivery of Services  Production of goods – tangible output  Delivery of services – an act  Service job categories  Government  Wholesale/retail  Financial services  Healthcare  Personal services  Business services  Education

5 1-5 Key Differences 1. Customer contact 2. Uniformity of input 3. Labor content of jobs 4. Uniformity of output 5. Measurement of productivity

6 1-6 Key Differences 6. Production and delivery 7. Quality assurance 8. Amount of inventory 9. Evaluation of work

7 1-7 Goods vs Service CharacteristicGoodsService Customer contactLowHigh Uniformity of inputHighLow Labor contentLowHigh Uniformity of outputHighLow OutputTangibleIntangible Measurement of productivityEasyDifficult Opportunity to correct problemsHighLow InventoryMuchLittle EvaluationEasierDifficult PatentableUsuallyNot usual

8 1-8 Automobile assembly, steel making Home remodeling, retail sales Automobile Repair, fast food Goods-service Continuum Computer repair, restaurant meal Song writing, software development GoodsService Surgery, teaching

9 1-9 Manufacturing or Service? Tangible Act

10 1-10 Types of Operations OperationsExamples Goods ProducingFarming, mining, construction, manufacturing, power generation Storage/TransportationWarehousing, trucking, mail service, moving, taxis, buses, hotels, airlines ExchangeRetailing, wholesaling, banking, renting, leasing, library, loans EntertainmentFilms, radio and television, concerts, recording CommunicationNewspapers, radio and television newscasts, telephone, satellites

11 1-11 Challenges of Managing Services  Service jobs are often less structured than manufacturing jobs  Customer contact is higher  Worker skill levels are lower  Services hire many low-skill, entry-level workers  Employee turnover is higher  Input variability is higher  Service performance can be affected by worker’s personal factors

12 1-12 Key Decisions of Operations Managers  What What resources/what amounts  When Needed/scheduled/ordered  Where Work to be done  How Designed  Who To do the work

13 1-13 Decision Making System Design – capacity – location – arrangement of departments – product and service planning – acquisition and placement of equipment

14 1-14 Decision Making System operation – personnel – inventory – scheduling – project management – quality assurance

15 1-15  Operations Management includes:  Forecasting  Capacity planning  Scheduling  Managing inventories  Assuring quality  Motivating employees  Deciding where to locate facilities  Supply chain management  And more... Scope of Operations Management

16 1-16 The Organization The Three Basic Functions Organization Finance Operations Marketing

17 1-17 Business Operations Overlap Operations Finance Marketing

18 1-18 Operations Interfaces Public Relations Accounting Industrial Engineering Operations Maintenance Personnel Purchasing Distribution MIS Legal

19 1-19 Historical Evolution of Operations Management  Industrial revolution (1770’s)  Scientific management (1911)  Mass production  Interchangeable parts  Division of labor  Human relations movement (1920-60)  Decision models (1915, 1960-70’s)  Influence of Japanese manufacturers

20 1-20 Trends in Business  Major trends  The Internet, e-commerce, e-business  Management technology  Globalization  Management of supply chains  Outsourcing  Agility  Ethical behavior

21 1-21 Management Technology  Technology: The application of scientific discoveries to the development and improvement of goods and services  Product and service technology  Process technology  Information technology

22 1-22 Suppliers’ Suppliers Direct Suppliers Producer Distributor Final Consumer Simple Product Supply Chain Supply Chain: A sequence of activities And organizations involved in producing And delivering a good or service

23 1-23 Other Important Trends  Working with fewer resources  Revenue management  Process analysis and improvement  Increased regulation and product liability  Lean production

What are operations management as a system?

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What are the 3 types of operations management?

What is supply chain management system?