PUSAT PEMBANGUNAN KEMAHIRAN SARAWAK

JALAN CANNA OFF JALAN WAN ALWI,

TABUAN JAYA, 93350 KUCHING, SARAWAK

KERTAS PENERANGAN
(INFORMATION SHEET)
KOD DAN NAMA
EE-021-5:2012
PROGRAM /
ELECTRONIC PRODUCT DESIGN AND
PROGRAM’S CODE &
MANAGEMENT
NAME

TAHAP / LEVEL 5

NO. DAN TAJUK UNIT

KOMPETENSI /
C03 OPERATION MANAGEMENT
COMPETENCY UNIT NO.
AND TITLE

1. CONDUCT OPERATION PLANNING

NO. DAN PENYATAAN
2. MANAGE OPERATION MANAGEMENT
AKTIVITI KERJA / WORK
ACTIVITIES NO. AND 3. EVALUATE EFFICIENCY OF OPERATION
STATEMENT
EXECUTION

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TAJUK/TITLE : OPERATION MANAGEMENT PLANNING

TUJUAN/PURPOSE:
This information sheet aims to describe about the planning of operation management.
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PENERANGAN/INFORMATION:

1. Definition of operation planning

Operational planning is the day-by-day and month by month planning for what your
organisation is doing. Operational planning is the process of planning strategic goals
and objectives to tactical goals and objectives. It describes milestones, conditions for
success and explains how, or what portion of, a strategic plan will be put into
operation during a given operational period, in the case of commercial application, a
fiscal year or another given budgetary term. An operational plan is the basis for, and
justification of an annual operating budget request. Operational plan addresses four
questions:-
i. Where are we now?
ii. Where do we want to be?
iii. How do we get there?
iv. How do we measure our progress?

The operations plan is both the first and the last step in preparing an operating
budget request. As the first step, the operations plan provides a plan for resource
allocation; as the last step, the OP may be modified to reflect policy decisions or
financial changes made during the budget development process.

Operational plans should be prepared by the people who will be involved in

implementation. There is often a need for significant cross-departmental dialogue as
plans created by one part of the organisation inevitably have implications for other
parts.

Operational plans should contain:-

i. clear objectives
ii. activities to be delivered
iii. quality standards
iv. desired outcomes
v. staffing and resource requirements
vi. implementation timetables
vii. a process for monitoring progress

Introduction Operational planning is important in a business because through it, the

qualities and quantities of our product will be determined. The main objective of our
operational plan is to fulfil the demand of our target market. Moreover, operation plan
is also vital to ensure us that our business will be able to produce our product in
quantities that are required, capable of meeting the customer’s need and meet the
specification of our product. Thus, it is safe to say that operational plan is important
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in determining our product quality. Since Premium Halal Meat Sdn. Bhd. is new in
the business and having the prospect of facing established competitors, we believe
that we’re strong enough to survive and succeed in this business. Operation
Objective
 Site selection for easy access by road and train for transport need.
 Terrain of goods mechanical resistance and without problems of surface
water.
 The refrigeration and control equipment need to simplified and reduced,
affecting investment and running by minimum the number of chiller chamber.
 To achieve operation of cold rooms

2. OPERATIONS SYSTEM
An operation was defined in terms of the mission it serves for the organisation,
technology it employs and the human and managerial processes it involves.
Operations in an organisation can be categorised into Manufacturing Operations and
Service Operations. Manufacturing Operations is a conversion process that includes
manufacturing yields a tangible output: a product, whereas, a conversion process
that includes service yields an intangible output: a deed, a performance, an effort.
Operations system converts inputs in order to provide outputs, which are required by
a customer. It converts physical resources into outputs, the function of which is to
satisfy customer wants. The basic elements of an operation system show in Figure 1
with reference to departmental stores. A departmental store's has an input like land
upon which the building is located, labour as a stock clerk, capital in the form of
building, equipment and merchandise, management skills in the form of the stores
manager. Output will be serviced customer with desired merchandise. Random
fluctuations will be from external or internal sources, monitored through a feedback
system.

Figure 1: Operations system for department stores

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2.1 A Framework of Managing Operations

Managing Operations can be enclosed in a frame of general management
function as shown in figure 1. Operation managers are concerned with planning,
organising, and controlling the activities, which affect human behaviour through
models. Planning is the activity that establishes a course of action and guide
future decision-making. The operations manager defines the objectives for the
operations subsystem of the organisation, and the policies, and procedures for
achieving the objectives. This stage includes clarifying the role and focus of
operations in the organization’s overall strategy. It also involves product planning,
facility designing and using the conversion process. Organizing is the activities
that establish a structure of tasks and authority. Operation managers establish a
structure of roles and the flow of information within the operations subsystem.
They determine the activities required to achieve the goals and assign authority
and responsibility for carrying them out. Controlling is the activities that assure
the actual performance in accordance with planned performance. To ensure that
the plans for the operations subsystems are accomplished, the operations
management. Controlling costs, quality, and schedules are the important
functions here.

1. Behaviour: Operations managers are concerned with the activities, which affect
human behaviour through models. They want to know the behaviour of
subordinates, which affects managerial activities. Their main interest lies in the
decision-making behaviour.

2. Models: Models represents schematic representation of the situation, which will

be used as a tool for decision-making. Following are some of the models used.
Aggregate planning models for examining how best to use existing capacity in
short term, break-even analysis to identify break-even volumes, Linear
programming and computer simulation for capacity utilisation, Decision tree
analysis for long-term capacity problem of facility expansion,
simple median model for determining best locations of facilities, etc.
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Figure 2 : General model for managing operations

3. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
The operations managers have the prime responsibility for processing inputs into
outputs. They must bring together under production plan that effectively uses the
materials, capacity and knowledge available in the production facility. Given a
demand on the system work must be scheduled and controlled to produce goods
and/or services required. Control must be exercised over such parameters such as
costs, quality and inventory levels. The definition of the operations Management
contains following keywords: Resources, Systems, transformation and Value addition
Activities.

3.1 RESOURCES
Resources are the human, material and capital inputs to the production process.
Human resources are the key assets of an organisation. As the technology
advances, a large proportion of human input is in planning and controlling activities.
By using the intellectual capabilities of people, managers can multiply the value of
their employees into by many times. Material resources are the physical facilities and
materials such as plant equipment, inventories and supplies. These are the major
assets of an organisation. Capital in the form of stock, bonds, and/or taxes and
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contributions is a vital asset. Capital is a store of value, which is used to regulate the
flow of the other resources.

3.2 SYSTEMS
Systems are the arrangement of components designed to achieve objectives
according to the plan. The business systems are subsystem of large social systems.
In turn, it contains subsystem such as personnel, engineering, finance and
operations, which will function for the good of the organisation. A systems approach
to operations management recognises the hierarchical management responsibilities.
If subsystems goals are pursued independently, it will results in sub-optimization. A
consistent and integrative approach will lead to optimization of overall system goals.
The system approach to specific problems requires that the problem first be
identified and isolated from the maze of the less relevant data that constitute the
environment. The problem abstracted from the overall (macro) environment. Then it
can be broken into manageable (micro) parts and analysed and solutions proposed.
Doing this analysis is advantageous before making any changes. If the solution
appears to solve the problem in a satisfactory way, changes can be made to the real
system in an orderly and predictable way. The ability of any system to achieve its
objective depends on its design and its control. System design is a predetermined
arrangement of components. It establishes the relationships that must exist between
inputs, transformation activities and outputs in order to achieve the system
objectives. With the most structured design, there will be less planning and decision-
making in the operations of the system. System control consists of all actions
necessary to ensure that activities conform to preconceived plans or goals.

It involves following four essential elements:

1. Measurement by an accurate sensory device.
2. Feedback of information in a timely manner.
3. Comparison with standards such as time and cost standards.
4. Corrective actions by someone with the authority and ability to correct.

3.3 TRANSFORMATION AND VALUE ADDING ACTIVITIES

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The objective of combining resources under controlled conditions is to transform

them into goods and services having a higher value than the original inputs. The
transformation process applied will be in the form of technology to the inputs. The
effectiveness of the production factors in the transformation process is known as
productivity. The productivity refers to the ratio between values of output per work
hour to the cost of inputs. The firms overall ratio must be greater than 1, then we can
say value is added to the product. Operations manager should concentrate
improving the transformation efficiency and to increase the ratio.

Figure 3 : Schematic model for operations/production system

THE STRATEGIC ROLE OF OPERATIONS

Primary goals of the organisations are related market opportunities. Economy and
efficiency of conversion operations are the secondary goals, which will be
predominant with the study and practice of operations management.

4.1 A STRATEGIC PERSPECTIVE

The general thrust of the process is guided by competitive and market conditions in
the industry, which provide the basis for determining the organization’s strategy.
Where is the industry now, and where it will be in the future? What are the existing
and potential markets?
What market gaps exist, and what competencies do we have for filling them? A
careful analysis of market segments and the ability of our competitors and ourselves
to meet the needs of these segments will determine the best direction for focusing an
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organization’s efforts. After assessing the potential within an industry, an overall

organizational strategy must be developed, including some basic choices of the
primary basis for competing. In doing so, priorities are established among the
following four characteristics:
 Quality (product performance).
 Cost efficiency (low product price).
 Dependability (reliable, timely delivery of orders to customers).
 Flexibility (responding rapidly with new products or changes in volume).
In recent years, most organizations cannot be best on all these dimensions and, by
trying to do so, they end up doing nothing well. Furthermore, when a competency
exists in one of these areas, an attempt to switch to a different one can lead to a
downfall in effectiveness (meeting the primary objectives). Time is emerging as a
critical dimension of competition in both manufacturing and service industries. In any
industry the firm with the fastest response to customer demands has the potential to
achieve an overwhelming market advantage. In an era of time-based competition, a
firm's competitive advantage is defined by the total time required to produce a
product or service. Firms able to respond quickly have reported growth rates over
three times the industry average and double the profitability. Thus the pay-off for
quick response is market dominance. These basic strategic choices set the tone for
the shape and content of the operations functions.

OPERATIONS OBJECTIVES
The overall objective of the operations subsystem is to provide conversion
capabilities for meeting the organization’s goals and strategy. The sub-goals of the
operations subsystem must specify the following:
1. Product/service characteristics.
2. Process characteristics.
3. Product/service quality.
4. Efficiency
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 Effective employee relations and cost control of labour.

 Cost control of material.
 Cost control in facility utilization.
5. Customer service (schedule)
 Producing quantities to meet expected demand.
 Meeting the required delivery date for goods or services.
6. Adaptability for future survival.

The priorities among these operations’ sub-goals and their relative emphases should
be direct reflections of the organization’s mission. Relating these six operations sub-
goals to the broader strategic choices above, it is clear that quality, efficiency, and
dependability (customer service) are reflected in the sub-goals. Flexibility
encompasses adaptability but also relates to product/service and process
characteristics: Once choices about product and process are made, boundaries
formeeting the other operations objectives are set.

4.1 OPERATIONS ALTERNATIVES AND TRADEOFFS

The operations sub-goals can be attained through the decisions that are made in the
various operations areas. Each decision involves important tradeoffs between
choices about product and process versus choices about quality, efficiency, schedule
and adaptability. Once a decision is made, it leads to many choices. Where should
facilities be located? How large should they be? What degree of automation should
be used? How skilled must labour be to operate the automated equipment? Will the
product be produced on site? How do these decisions impact quality, efficiency,
schedule (customer service), and adaptability? Are we prepared for changes in
product or service, or do these decisions lock in our operations? These are
examples of the tough, crucial tradeoffs that are at the heart of understanding the
choices that must be made when planning strategically and tactically.

5. STRATEGIC PLANNING
Strategic planning is the process of thinking through the current mission of the
organization and the current environmental conditions facing it, then setting forth a
guide for tomorrow’s decisions and results. Strategic planning is built on fundamental
concepts: that current decisions are based on future conditions and results.
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5.1 Strategic Planning for Production and Operations

In the production or operations function, strategic planning is the broad, overall
planning that precedes the more detailed operational planning. Executives who head
the production and operations function are actively involved in strategic planning,
developing plans that are consistent with the firm’s overall strategies as well as such
functions as marketing, finance accounting and engineering. Production and
operations strategic plans are the basis for (1) operational planning of facilities
(design) and (2) operational planning for the use of these facilities.

5.2 Strategic Planning Approaches for Production/Operations

Henry Mintzberg suggests three contrasting modes of strategic planning: the
entrepreneurial, the adaptive, and the planning modes. In the entrepreneurial mode,
one strong, bold leader takes planning action on behalf of the production/operations
function. In the adaptive mode, a manager’s plan is formulated in a series of small,
disjointed steps in reaction to a disjointed environment. The planning model uses
planning essentials combined with the logical analysis of management science.
There are many approaches to strategic planning. The key point is that operations
strategies must be consistent with the overall strategies of the firm. Operations
typically utilize the overall corporate approach to strategic planning, with special
modifications and a focus upon operations issues and opportunities. One general
approach to strategic planning is a forced choice model given by Adam and Ebert.

5.3 Strategic Planning—Forced Choice Model

One of many planning models that have been used in strategic planning is a forced
choice model, shown in Figure 1.6 (on page 16). In-group sessions or individually,
analysts assess environmental considerations together with the organization’s
current production/operations position, thus forcing management to develop strategic
options for operations.
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Fig.1.6 A forced choice model of strategic planning for operations

5.4 A Strategic Planning Operations Model

Professor Chris A. Voss of the London Business School, England, has set forth a
framework for strategy and policy development in manufacturing. Concept is that
manufacturing strategy tries to link the policy decisions associated with operations to
the marketplace, the environment, and the company’s overall goals. A simplified
framework for examining operations strategy is shown in Figure 1.7. One feature of
this approach that is crucial to competitiveness is market-based view of strategic
planning. It suggests that any strategic business unit of a company operates in the
context of its corporate resources, the general and competitive industry environment,
and the specific corporate goals of the company. In any area in which the company
chooses to compete is a set of specific market-based criteria for success.
A low-cost, high productivity operation makes efficiency possible. Minimum use of
scarce resources while sustaining high outputs is the key to productivity.
Effectiveness is how well a company is able to meet specific criteria such as delivery
schedules and technical capability. Quality is the degree to which the product or
services meets customer and organisation expectations. Quality reflects the
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‘goodness’ of the product or services to the customer. Flexibility is the adoptability,

the capability to change as business conditions change.

Fig. 1.7 Operations strategy framework

6. SCHEDULING

Scheduling is the allocation of starts and finish time to each particular order.
Therefore scheduling can bring productivity in shop floor by providing a calendar
for processing a set of jobs. The single machine-scheduling problem consists
of n jobs with the same single operation on each of the jobs, while the flow shop-
scheduling problem consists of n jobs with m operations on each of the jobs. In
this problem, all the jobs will have the same process sequences. The job
shopscheduling problem contains n jobs with m operations on each of the jobs;
but, in this case, the process sequences of the jobs will be different from each
other.
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6.1 CONCEPT OF SCHEDULING

The basic single machine scheduling problem is characterized by the following

conditions:

i. A set of independent, single-operation jobs is available for processing at

time zero.
ii. Set-up time of each job is independent of its position in jobs sequence. So,
the set-up time of each job can be included in its processing time.
iii. Job descriptors are known in advance.
iv. One machine is continuously available and is never kept idle when work is
waiting.
v. Each job is processed till its completion without break

Under these conditions, one can see one-to-one correspondence between a

sequence of the n jobs and a permutation of the job indices 1, 2, ... n. The
total number of sequences in the basic single machine problem is n which is
the number of different permutation of n elements. The following three basic
data are necessary to describe jobs in a deterministic single machine-
scheduling problem.
i. Processing time (tj ): It is the time required to process job j. The processing
time, tj will normally include both actual processing time and set-up time.
ii. Ready time (rj ): It is the time at which job j is available for processing. The
ready time of a job is the difference between the arrival time of that job and
the time at which that job is taken for processing. In the basic model, as per
condition I, rj = 0 for all jobs.
iii. Due date (dj ): It is the time at which the job j is to be completed.
iv. Completion time (Cj ): It is the time at which the job j is completed in a
sequence. Performance measures for evaluating schedules are usually
function of job completion time. Some, sample performance measures are
Flow time, Lateness, Tardiness, etc.
v. Flow time (Fj ): It is the amount of time job j spends in the system. Flow time
is a measure, which indicates the waiting time of jobs in a system. This in turn
gives some idea about in-process inventory due to a schedule. It is the
difference between the completion time and the ready time of the job j. i.e. Fj
= Cj – rj.
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vi. Lateness (Lj): It is the amount of time by which the completion time of job j
differs from the due date (Lj = Cj – d). Lateness is a measure which gives an
idea about conformity of the jobs in a schedule to a given set of due dates of
the jobs. Lateness can be either positive lateness or negative lateness.
Positive lateness of a job means that the job is completed after its due date.
Negative lateness of a job means that the job is completed before its due
date. The positive lateness is a measure of poor service. The negative
lateness is a measure of better service. In many situations, distinct penalties
and other costs are associated with positive lateness, but generally, no
benefits are associated with negative lateness. Therefore, it is often desirable
to optimize only positive lateness.
vii. Tardiness (Tj ): Tardiness is the lateness of job j if it fails to meet its due date,
or zero, otherwise
Tj = max {O, Cj – dj}
= Max {O, Lj }.

SOALAN
JAWAB SOALAN DI BAWAH
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1. What is strategic planning? Explain the role of models in strategic planning.

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2. Define Operations management. Explain the key concepts of Operations

management with a schematic diagram.
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3. Define the term operations management. Briefly explain the strategic role of
operations.
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