Introduction In organization of any type, management should plan its long-term future. Corporate strategy is a management plan, which defines its business activities, prospects and development objectives. It also includes organization’s business strategy as a main choice of means and methods of competition (Griffin, & Pustay, 2005). This may be production of standardized products or delivery-on-order products/service, competition based on lower prices or rapid delivery of products. Corporate strategy provides overall direction, which provides the framework to perform functions throughout the organization. Strategy is a clear vision of the outcomes to be reached, resources necessary to reach those outcomes, and relationships with clients, competitors and other participants of the external environment. Operations strategy, as the main part of corporate strategy has to develop common policies and plans for the most efficient use of company resources. What is the Strategic role of Operations within the corporate strategy? Operations constitute essential part of activities in the value chain (O'Shaughnessy, 1997). In the 60s – 70s of the last century in Japan and in the United States a keen interest to operations arouse, since there was an understanding that firm’s operational processes can be a source of competitive advantage. “If a manufacturing company is to be successful, the manufacturing function must be supportive in the achievement of appropriate competitive priorities” (Säfsten, & Winroth, 2002, p.91). Effectiveness and efficiency of operations management is entirely dependent on the correct choice of operating strategy. If the operating function has no clear, coherent and achievable objectives, there is no doubt that it w... ... middle of paper ... ...sure Property, 9(2), 105-124. Retrieved on January 23, 2014 from EBSCOHost. doi:10.1057/rlp.2009.25 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=50723444&site=ehost-live Säfsten, K., & Winroth, M. (2002). Analysis of the congruence between manufacturing strategy and production system in SMME. Computers In Industry, 49(1), 91. Retrieved on January 21, 2013 from EBSCOHost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=7537328&site=ehost-live Schmuck, R. (2012). OPERATIONS STRATEGIES. Region Formation & Development Studies, (7), 133-141. Retrieved on December 30, 2013 from EBSCOHost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=89016011&site=ehost-live Slack, N., Chambers, S., & Johnston R. (2007). Operations Management. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. Retrieved on December 20, 2013 from SMC Learning Resources
In today’s operational management arena, there are certain expectations from a managerial aspect that must be met in order to be successful. A comprehensive look at the Space Age Furniture Company will show exactly what the Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) calculations are for this company at present time and then take the information given in order to properly suggest ways to improve the sub-assemblies. In addition, there will be an analysis on the trade-offs between the overtime and inventory costs. A calculation will be made on the new MRP that will improve the base MRP. This paper will also compare and contrast the types of production processing to include the job shop, batch, repetitive, or continuous, and determine which the primary mode of operation should be and exactly why. A detailed description on how management can keep track of the job status and location during production will also be addressed. Finally, there will be a recommendation on they type of changes that need to occur that will be beneficial to the company and at the same time add value to the customer. This paper will conclude with summary of the major points.
Operations refers to the transformation of raw materials(inputs) into finished products(outputs). The operations process is one of the key business functions and is a crucial component to business success. Like every business, Qantas is affected by many internal and external influences requiring it to have effective strategies to respond to these influences. Businesses that are able to adopt and utilise effective operational strategies are able to quickly adapt and either reduce or take advantage of these influences that impact the business. The effectiveness of these strategies can measured by Qantas’ performance and whether or not it is able to hold it’s competitive advantage. How well these strategies respond to the influences on operations will determine the level of success that Qantas achieves.
Operations management is essential for the survival and success of any organization. According to Heizer & Render (2011), operations management (OM) is the set of activities that creates value in the form of goods and services by transforming inputs into outputs. Operations managers today contend with competition, globalization, inflation, consumer demand, and consistent change in technology. Managers must focus on the efficiency and effectiveness of processes such as cost, dependability, distribution, flexibility, and speed. The intent of this paper is to discuss the processes and operations management of the Kroger Company.
Business strategy is a long-term plan of actions intended by the business to attain its set of goals or objectives. The business strategy states ways business conduct to achieve its desired goals at a certain period. It can also be defined as a roadmap that guides business to achieve and meet its set goals a certain period (Barney, 2006)
Operation management is that function of an organisation which is concerned with the design, planning and control of recourses for the production of goods and the provision of services (Bennett et al 1988). Finch and luebbe (1995) stated that in business, the operation functions is charged with the management of recourses to produce a product or services, including facilities, processes, plans and inventory . Operation management plans, organizes, controls and improves this use of process, inventory, work forces and facilities and equipment in order appropriately to determine the ranking of the competitive priorities.
The aim of this assignment is to discuss the application of multiple operational management concepts, and the varying effects they impel on the efficiency of an organisation. ‘Operations Management is the function that refers to the management of resources that create and deliver products and services to the customer’ (Slack, et al. 2014). An operations function is a critical part of every organisation, and is ultimately a highly influential factor in how efficient and effective an organisation is. The use of operations management has an overall effect on company profitability and is a major contributor in an organisations strive to reach its long term strategic plans. If implemented well operations management can lead to business success but
Numerous definitions of strategy exist, in most circumstances strategy can loosely be explained as an overall plan of deployment of resources to ascertain a favourable position within a market (Zablah, Bellenger and Johnston 2004; Grant 1994, p 14). Further, imbedded in many successful organisations are strategies, the importance of which is to remain relevant in the market, and successful in the various attributes of business; profiteering, employee motivation, maintaining sustainable core competencies, effectiveness in operation, or efficiency in the conduction of operations. Therefore challenges involved in the formulation and implementation of a strategy can revolve around the overall external market, as well as internal
Slack, N., Johnston, R. and Brandon-Jones, A. (2011).Essentials of operations management. 1st ed. Harlow, England: Financial Times Prentice Hall.
Strategy Analysis A strategic plan lays out the company’s future direction, performance targets, and strategy. In order for a company to be successful, it needs to have a clear vision and direction for the entire organization. It is hard to accomplish anything without a plan. A strategic plan looks at all the things a business could do and narrows it down to the most important and essential.
A successful business strategy will identify changes in the external trends in the market place. Plan out what the company’s future direction is. Set out the goals for the management team. It will identify a vision of where the company wants to be in the future. Keep all employees informed of the direction of the company.
Schonberger, R.J. and E.M. Knod Jr. Operations Management: Continuous Improvement. Richard D. Irwin, 1994, p. 44. 16. Selto, F.H. and D.W. Jasinski. "
Strategy is a means of approach to facing one or many situations and having one or more goals of an individual or groups (organisations and businesses) on the path to being achieved whether successful or not (It is hoped that the goals of the business are successful when a strategic plan is implemented though). This is an essay that will discuss what strategy is for businesses or organisation, what can be achieved with strategic planning, some examples of some successful goals when strategies are used and unsuccessful goals. This will lead on to analysing why it is so challenging for organisations to have one or more strategies that lead to success in obtaining
In every organization, different operational functions exist to ensure the smooth learning of the organization. In order for an individual to have the knowhow on how to operate the functions delegated to them they must have implicit knowledge on the functionalities themselves. Understanding markets, customers and the company goals has always proven to be a core starting point for individuals who ply their trade in the organization. The essence of the skills is evident in globalization, cooperate social responsibility and risk management issues. In operations management, the basic principles of operations should be followed to ensure that the profitability of the organization ensures the operation of the organization is
Strategy is nothing but a plan to bring up with new and innovative ideas for the future development. Strategy has become an often word that applies to many circumstances and area of business. There are many strategies like sales, innovations, marketing, HR, etc. strategy will change the shape of the company objectives and it will help to reach our goals and aims perfectively. Every organization must need a strategy plan, without strategy plan they will not get any success. Strategic planning is very important to every organization, because through strategic plan we can reduce the cost of the product, increase efficiency and save the time of the project.
University of Phoenix(Ed.).(2003) Operations management for competitive advantage[University of Phoenix custom edition e-text]. New York: McGraw-Hill. Retrieved February 01, 2005, from university of phoenix, Resource, MGT554- operations management website: https://mycampus.phoenix.edu/secure/resource/resource.asp