How people organize themselves for productive enterprise
Operation Manager How goods & services are produced
Production Operation Management Understand what operations managers do
OM is a costly part of organization
Providing Goods & Service
v Effective Application of the Changing in MO Concepts
Transferring of Ideas, Concepts, Tools & Technique Cost Focus Product & Money at of Operation Management Early Concepts (1776 1880) Organization Electronic Speed Scientific Management Era (1880 Functions 1910) Mass Production Era (1910 1980) Quality Focus (1980 1995) Customization Era (1995 2010) Changing Global Economy The 10 OM Decisions
Service Goods
Global Focus Difficulties of Service Productivity
Just-in-time Measurement performance Labor Intensive Supply chain Unique individual attributes Productivity Challenges partnering Intellectual task Measurement Variables Rapid product Un-mechanize & un-automate Reducing Input Labor development Hard to evaluate quality Increasing Output Basic Education Mass customization Diet of Labor Force Empowered Social Overhead employees Improving of Living Standard Vary Interpretation Capital Environmentally Quality may change Outcomes Investment External elements sensitive Use fewer resources Inflation & Taxes Precise units of measure may production Interest Rate Committed employees be lacking ethics Management Ethical climate The Use of Knowledge The Application of Technology Ethical Challenges