Session 1 Krajewski Chapter 1: Using Operations to Compete • • • Operations Management ! systematic design, direction & control of processes that transform inputs into outputs Process ! activity(s) that transforms inputs into outputs Operation ! group of resources performing one or more processes Functional Areas of business (acquires!fin.!Resources&capital! for!input)! Finance* Material!&! Service! Inputs! Operations* (material!&!service!into! outputs)! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!Support!Functions
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System: It is a fully coordinated and integrated system. ➢ Emphasis: Management control requires emphasis both on the search for planning as well as control. Both should go hand in hand to achieve the best results. ➢ Function of every manager: Manager at every level as to focus towards future operational and accounting data, taking into consideration past performance, present trends and anticipated economic and technological changes. The nature,
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environment and developing the capabilities and competencies to enable it attain success. It must be borne in mind that all firms have a strategy and that this strategy may be explicit or implicit, developed with extensive analysis or not. An organisation or firm’s strategy can generally be expressed in relatively simple terms, although this may hide complexity within it. When considering strategy, it must be realised that nothing about the firm is fixed; everything is variable. The strategy may change
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....................................................................................................... 7 3 Context of the Corporate Responses .................................................................................. 7 3.1 Insurance Industry Response ..................................................................................... 7 3.1.1 Insurance Coverage
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CHANGE MANAGEMENT (MGMT625) Table of Contents Lecture # 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. Topic Page # Course Orientation ................................................................................................. 1 Benefits and Significance of Change Management ............................................... 5 Kurt Lewin Model: Assumptions and Implications
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Table of Contents Task 1 2 Different types of organizations and the purpose 2 1.1 Purpose of organization 2 1.2 Meeting Stakeholders objectives 4 1.3 The responsibilities that the Sainsbury organization has and the strategies they employ to meet these responsibilities. 6 Task 2 8 2.1 Different economic systems and resource allocation 8 2.2 Impact of fiscal and monetary policies in Business Organization 11 2.3 Impact of Competition policy and other regulatory mechanisms on the business
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