...Using Teams in Production and Operation Management Brystal Stanfield Ransom Dr. Calvin Fogle BUS 508 Contemporary Business May 17, 2012 Using Teams in Production and Operations Management The Retail industry is a driving force in today’s local and global economy. Retail sales are so important because the sales are an important economic indicator. Consumer spending drives mush of our economy. When consumers are spending money, the economy thrives positively. The retail stores cannot keep inventory on the shelves and new merchandise is ordered causing production facilities to make more products and order more raw materials. If consumers don’t feel as secure about their finances, they spend less money and the economy slows down. This example shows how important retail business is to the economy. The Sherwin Williams Company is a major global retailer that will be discussed. This essay will analyze Sherwin William’s production and operations management system, evaluate the use of teams in its production and operations management system, and also discuss Sherwin William’s ability to adjust when the economy faces a downturn. Describe a major global corporation Sherwin Williams was founded in 1866, just one year after the Civil War ended. The founders of Sherwin Williams were Henry Sherwin and Edward Williams. Sherwin Williams is the largest paint and coating producing company in the United States. This company is also among the largest producers in the world. Sherwin...
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...Title Page Using Teams in Production and Operations Management Cameilia Rochester Baker Professor Gary Shelton BUS 508 February 11, 2012 1. Describe a major global corporation: (1) a leading manufacturer or (2) a major retail or restaurant business. Describe the type of business, market share, financials, size, and global presence. According to Coca-Cola.com the drink was created in 1886 by John Pemberton, an Atlanta pharmacist, who was just simple, curious and he stirred up a fragrant, caramel-colored liquid and, when it was done, he carried it a few doors down to Jacobs' Pharmacy. Here, the mixture was combined with carbonated water and sampled by customers who though the taste was remarkable and the Jacobs' Pharmacy put it on sale for five cents a glass (Coca Cola Company, 2012). The Mixture was named Coca-Cola by Pemberton's bookkeeper, Frank Robinson, and today Coca-Cola still has the same formula. The company had so many Imitations, and they were not too pleased that other company’s were taking advantage of its success, and they knew what a great product and brand this was that they decided that they needed to protect the secret ingredient. The company started focusing advertising on the authenticity of Coca-Cola, urging consumers to "Demand the genuine" and "Accept no substitute" (Coca Cola...
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...Operational Management: Roles and Goals All organizations produce products, services, or a combination of both, regardless of size, being public or private, not-for-profit, or for-profit. Because of this, every organization has an operations function. Managing finite resources in the production and delivery of the products and services requires operational management (Slack, Chambers, & Johnston, 2010). Operations managers are the individuals responsible for this function of the organization. In health care, operations management has roles and goals in managing these resources. The ambiguity of the type of goals and focus that exists in health care can make the operations manager’s goals challenging. This is why the proper roles are critical in achieving the goals. Goals Health care operations management is a discipline of management that utilizes scientific or quantitative principles to determine the most productive and efficient methods of delivering patient care (Langabeer, 2008, p. 6). Health care’s organization is complex and its relationships are ambiguous. The various departments seem to be independent from one another and have competing goals, such as financial, logistical, educational, academic, societal, or community (Langabeer, 2008, p. 19 - 20). The health care operations manager’s goals have to synch these various goals to create teamwork and unity. This will allow the organization to maintain and control of costs. There are five distinct goals...
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...BANGALORE MANAGEMENT ACADEMY MBA (International) COURSE CURRICULLUM - TERM II 1. Module Title: Production and Operations Management 2. Module Description: The module employs a systems approach to examine the production and information systems of organisations, with a focus on the integration of transformation activities of firms to produce goods and services and the information systems that link these processes. Throughout the module the use of information technology to carry out these functions and improve operations will be emphasised. This module is also intended to be a survey of the operating practices and procedures found in both manufacturing and service delivery firms. It will focus on those business processes and procedures used to transform various inputs into finished goods and services. The value added aspects of Operations Management such as purchasing, material requirements planning, inventory control and project management are also covered. 3. Learning Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the module the students will be able to: describe how organisations can reduce waste and improve quality. explain the impact and importance of the customer-supplier-competitor relationship within business operations. apply quantitative tools and techniques for planning, predicting, measuring and monitoring operations. base strategic decisions on information derived from these tools and techniques. understand the relationship between operations and each...
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...Royal Dutch Shell Michael Swinson Dr. Brenda Harper, Professor BUS 508 Contemporary Business February 8, 2012 Shell Production and Operations Shell head office is located in Hague, Netherlands and the parent company, Royal Dutch Shell, is incorporated in England and Wales. Shell is engaged in oil and gas exploration and production, transportation and marketing of natural gas and electricity, and marketing and shipping of oil products and chemicals (www.itcilo.org). Shell’s strategic plan is to impose their status as a global power in the oil and gas industry. Providing a profitable shareholder return and meeting global demands for energy is a top priority. Shell’s core values are honesty, integrity, and respect for people. Global Corporation Types of Businesses “Shell is one of the world’s largest independent oil and gas companies in terms of market capitalization, operating cash flow and oil and gas production” (www.static.shell.com). The company consists of a global group of energy and petrochemicals companies. The number one goal of Shell are to engage resourcefully, reliably, and beneficially in oil, oil products, gas, chemical, and other selected businesses. Market Share For the past five years, Shell has been the industry leader in lubricant suppliers. During these years, Shell has gained 13% of the market volume in the United States and 23% in Mexico, the fastest growing North American market. Global demand for lubricants has grown around 6% since 2009...
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...vehicle was the issue. In part B of the paper the issue was safety and this lead to drivers dying because of safety issues. In part C of the paper Toyota has a lean process established that had no buy in from employees or Leadership which contributed to issues with their product. Toyota thought they had implemented a learn culture that consist of problem solving, teamwork, and a continuous improvement culture to sustain lean. Toyota Process Improvement Toyota is considered a global leader in the automobile business. Toyota has dominated the market with accolades from several organizations endorsing the Lexus as well as the Camry on a top ten list of best cars to own. Toyota had the market share of 12.8 percent. Toyota was based in Japan in 1933 and was introduced to the United States of American in 1957. Toyota made a name for them for producing reliable vehicles with superb quality. This paper will identify several processes for improvement that Toyota has researched, developed, or incorporated due to the crisis of the accelerators. A process will be identified for improvement and be identified in the operations improvement plan. Identification of Processes for Improvement A Toyota is an automobile manufacture who started in 1937 and employs 338,875 and is the 11th largest company in the world. The company was started by Kiichiro Toyoda. Toyota issues began with sticky gas pedals, floor mats, and pedal...
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...Using Teams in Production and Operations Management- Assignment 3 Katrina Santos-Nunez Professor- Dr. Steven Brown BUS 508- Contemporary Business November 13, 2011 When working with a large task it is helpful to have a plan of action. There are usually many steps and much involvement is necessary for production and or operation. Because of this, it is helpful to have a helping hand. Once team members have been selected and plans are complete it is then necessary to think about who will be better suited for each type of function. Often times, a majority of these functions overlap and involve one another and team members need to work together. That is when teamwork comes in handy. Without teamwork many of the largest projects could not be complete and possible. They are an essential part of business. This paper will discuss the concept of using teams in production and operations management. It will give a description of a major restaurant business, Chipotle, the company’s production management style, the company’s use of teams in production and will also analyze and evaluate the company’s ability to adjust to major economic, environmental, or natural crisis and communicate effectively with their employees and customers about issues caused by the crisis. The first Chipotle Mexican Grill was opened in July 1993 and founded by current CEO, Steve Ells (Funding Universe, nd). The first store was opened in Denver, Colorado fulfilling Ells’ vision to bring...
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...team experience for Units 8–10. In this assignment, you will research and compose descriptions of a fictitious anonymous company's five functional areas. Further, you will explore organization’s code of ethics and executive summaries of reports to understand what they are and how to compose them. Your main task is to develop a broad overview of the mission and purpose to be prepared to participate in the team activity for Unit 8. Note: Your assigned role for the team is not needed or related to this assignment. As you complete this assignment on this template, refer to information provided in the unit 7 studies. Specifically, utilize these provided resources and perform research to satisfactorily complete this assignment. • Teamwork Activity Challenge. • Organizational Structure reading. • Functional Areas Managers reading. Important: This assignment is due Sunday of week 7. Learners completing it on time will be performing Unit 8 as part of a team. Learners without a successful, timely assignment cannot be on a team. Important: Utilize paragraph structure in your document, not outline format, and support your ideas with references. References can include those identified from both the Internet and a library. Hint: The following template will guide the development of the compositions, reference list, and appendix. Further, it provides extra instructions to guide the development of clearly written and well-focused compositions. Your compositions...
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...TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Comparison of Approaches to Teamwork and Team-Working Comparison of Organizational Structure and Design Comparison of Cultures Conclusion Bibliography Introduction The business organizations in today’s modern world are considered as significant and important sub-groups which are present in our society and they function with their own organizational structure differently, concerning business, healthcare, political, economic and social conditions. (Deal, 1990) They have some specific missions, problems, duties, market, and the services provided in a society, and distinction in their problems and duties makes their unique subgroups. The organizations are constituted with various teams allocated with specific functions to increase productivity in their organization. Thus, it becomes necessary for effective teamwork work to increase and improve all organization. Speaking, “that total of parts is more than whole" is applied to any organization, because if part of team or whole team is collapsed then whole organization suffers. As such it becomes important for an assessment of collective work and organizational structure of the company or the business organization. (Cox, 2000) This article considers estimates and compares organizational structures and characteristics of two given companies. This article will compare and estimate organizational structure, culture and design of the organizations, concerning...
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...BBHM105: Culinary Techniques and Standards Teamwork in the Kitchen Environment A competent chef, however, needs more than just good practical skills. To be a role model and encourage teamwork, the chef must demonstrate effective organisation, time management and meet occupational health and safety standards (OHS). These are equally important work practices, as they contribute to a safe and productive work environment. Furthermore, all these skills need to be consistently practised until they become an automatic part of the chef‟s daily working routine. Chefs have been called “the people in the middle” They are regarded as employees by higher management but are looked upon as members of management by employees below them. In reality they are both. They translate higher management‟s directives into an efficient food production service. They bridge the gap between policies and action, between goal setting and goal attainment. In fulfilling the position of kitchen manager, the Head Chef was empowered to hire and fire, to promote, and to award pay rises, with little accountability to higher authority. But with the appearance of large hotel groups has come a new managerial philosophy based on a growing recognition that chefs must posses flexible attitudes and develop social awareness if there subordinates are to work at maximum efficiency. Modern chefs must understand how their workplaces informal organisation works and how people are motivated. They must be able to plan ahead and...
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...meaning, direction and clarity (the human glue) that drives the business to achieve its goals. From time to time it becomes necessary to change the culture of an organisation to make sure that it fits the environment in which the organisation operates. Changes in the car industry The car industry has changed dramatically. At the start of the twentieth century, the industry was dominated by the achievements of Henry Ford who created a manufacturing system that was known as Fordism. In Fordist organisations, the manufacturing system was geared towards creating standardised products such as the Model T Ford The needs of the production line determined the life of the production line worker. Workers knew exactly what was expected of them and were given set periods of time to carry out particular operations. This system was very successful, lowered production costs and brought the motor car within the budget of the ordinary family in the west. However, during the 1980s the car industry was...
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...Case summary: Bangladesh has achieved a tremendous growth rate in its service sector. Its contribution in nation’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is all about 60%. One of the well known private management and business consultant firms is the teamwork limited. They have a long-term vision to become the most successful and leading international business consultancy firm in the management consultancy business. The mission of the firm was to provide superior value to their clients by using their capability, to meet the requirements of the customers, utilize full potential and objective, and make appropriate contribution to the economy. The firm also set their specific objective. For the last eight years they are performing well providing pre-feasibility and feasibility study, Management consultancy, business automation, financial analysis, portfolio management, business investigation, process re-engineering, business integration, taxation and so on. In internal management teamwork follows strong culture of participation approach in its routine management and activities. The management committee consisted of seven members. Teamwork as a service based organization the employees or human resources are the focal point. Top management motivates them over the time. The internal management develops an effective strategy to see what’s going on the firm. So implement a quarterly survey system in order to get all types of information including employee attitudes toward work ,customer attitudes...
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...Toyota’s Global Production Strategy Toyota Motor Corporation is one of the largest car makers in the world. Although headquartered in Toyota City, about 150 miles west of Tokyo, it has production or assembly facilities in many parts of the world. The company is known for its effective and efficient approach to production management, its quality products, and its outstanding labor relations. The Toyota production system (TPS) integrates craft with mass production, and it is now emulated by its competitors. The system aims at producing high-quality cars at low costs, accomplished in part by having parts delivered to the production line “just in time” to avoid the high inventory costs of the traditional assembly operation. It is sometimes called “just-in-case” inventory system, referring to the practice of storing additional parts just in case a part is defective or is needed because of unforeseen circumstances. The effectiveness of TPS is aided by close relationships with suppliers and by continuous improvement, teamwork, decentralized decision making, and a motivated work force. Vehicles are designed with customers in mind, who can order cars according to their needs. Even after the car is delivered, customers are kept happy by good customer service. Toyota uses several ways to improve production. Workers are trained in several kinds of skills so that they can operate several machines. Electrical signs, called andon boards, show daily production figures and problems on the assembly...
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...BU1410 Management Information Systems Unit 2 Assignment 1 Instructor: Willie Cooper Jr. Chapter 2 1. What are the major functions of a business that are important for understanding the role of information systems? * Define a business and describe the business functions. * According to the book “A business is a formal organization whose aim is to produce products or provide services for a profit.” * There are four major business functions. They are manufacturing and production, sales and marketing, human resources, and finance and accounting. * Manufacturing and production: assembling the product, checking product quality, producing bulls of materials * Sales and marketing: Identifying customers, making customers aware of products, selling the products * Human resources: hiring employees, evaluating employee job performance, enrolling employees in benefits * Finance and accounting: paying creditors and employees, creating financial statements, managing cash accounts * Define business process and describe the role they play in organizations. * Business process is the steps and tasks that describe how a business’ work is organized. A business process is important so that each employee follows the same steps and tasks when working for an organization. * Identify and describe the different levels in a business firm and their information...
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...Companies and firms like Harley engage in joint ventures, or co-ownership arrangements, in order to establish a direct investment presence in a foreign country that pool resources and share risks and control for business operations. In this joint venture with Porsche, Harley hoped to source and assemble power-train components for use in potential new motorcycle products. I would consider Harley to be a multinational corporation. If I was Harley’s top management, I would consider expanding in regions such as Asia or Europe. I would consider expanding in Asia because Asia is a “megamarket,” meaning it is still gaining as a power in the world economy while also already achieving superpower status. In Asian regions, “opportunity” is always the watchword of the day. I feel that Europe would also be a good place to expand because Europe is currently a place going through dramatic political and economic development. Europe is a region that is willing to eliminate trade barriers, create uniform minimum technical product standards, unify financial regulations, and offer a common currency. The advantages of overseas production could include lower costs of production in international destinations, which in turn could lead to increased profits. Overseas production could also give the company more widespread recognition. The disadvantages could include the loss of local jobs, shifting capital investments abroad, and engaging in corrupt practices in...
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