Question

1. Describe the nature of operations management in the following organizations. In doing this, first describe the operation process of the production system. Second, identify operations decisions. (Marks 3) (word count maximum:500)

• A paper manufacturing
• An internal design office

Answer 1

Answer:-

Operation Strategies

Operation strategies drive a company's operations, the part of the business that produces and circulates merchandise and ventures. Operation strategy underlies overall business strategy , and both are critical for a company to contend in a consistently changing market. With a successful operations strategy , operations management professionals can enhance the utilization of assets , individuals, procedures and innovation.

Operation Process of the production system - A Paper manufacturing

The stock passes through a couple of head boxes onto the paper machine. The paper web is shaped from the head box onto the wire and de watered through the wire primarily by the action of gravity and suction/vacuum. Further de watering by mechanical means takes place in the press segment where water is taken out of the sheet by squeezing between felts.

The final drying take place in the drying segment of the paper machine where the sheet runs against steam heated chambers to get its final dryness of 91-93%. The gathered water is reused for weakening the thick stock originating from the stock preparation.

Recognize operation decisions - A paper Manufacturing

To accommodate proficient adjustment or variation of systems capacity, to match demand level changes

To eliminate or decrease the requirement for such adjustments in system capacity

maintaining overabundance capacity

decreasing or smoothing the impact of demand level fluctuations by:

fixing an upper capacity limit , and past that expecting either misfortune or trade or client lining and decreased help

sing yield stocks to absorb demand level fluctuations.

Designing the operation system or its layout

Managing the operation system

improving the operation system.

Operation Process of the production system - An Internal design office

sales Forecast

preparation of Production spending plan

preparation of detailed drawing by building department

Production planning

Production control

Review and quality control

evaluation of production system

Completed products

Dispatch to clients

Distinguish Operation decision of - An internal design office

Choice about merchandise and enterprises

Quality management

procedure and capacity design

Location

Layout design and strategy

Human assets and occupation design

Store network management

stock

Booking

maintenance

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