In: Operations Management
our paper should include at least three headings, one for each of the managing areas. For each managing area, o Describe the feasibility analysis used and why this analysis was chosen o Describe the tools used in Excel to perform the analysis
The answer to this question is given below. It is configured in table.
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 Particulars  | 
 Key areas in Operations Management (four headings)  | 
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 Design of a new Product/Service  | 
 Demand Forecasting  | 
 Management of Supply Chain  | 
 Delivery Management  | 
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 Managing areas  | 
 Creates new product idea  | 
 Predicts consumer demand  | 
 Maintains inventory of raw materials  | 
 Ensures timed delivery of finished product  | 
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 Feasibility analysis used  | 
 Financial Feasibility Analysis  | 
 Market Feasibility Analysis  | 
 Operations Feasibility Analysis  | 
 Technical Feasibility Analysis  | 
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 Reason  | 
 To meet the goal within the available financial constraint  | 
 To assess the demand potential of the new product  | 
 To maintain a ready stock of raw materials  | 
 To assess if the technology used in delivery processing is efficient.  | 
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 Tools used in Excel  | 
 To prepare Cost benefit analysis, SUM(), NPV, IRR  | 
 =frequency(), R2  | 
 =SUM(), =SORT(), =RANK()  | 
 =frequency(), R2  |