Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Managing Product and Services: Operations
Managing Product and Services: Operations
Managing Product and Services: Operations
Operations
The specific definition of operations will depend on your industry and the
stage your business is in. Sometimes, improving operations means thinking
strategically about your systems and processes. Other times, it means being
part of the on-the-ground work to bring every aspect of a project, from tiny to
huge, to reality.
1. Product Quality
The first unit in a typical firm that checks durability and reliability in a
product is the operations management. Operations management sees to
quality of products or goods which would suit customers on and after delivery.
When a product is of quality, it gives you an edge compared to your
competitors.
2. Productivity
Productivity is defined as the ratio of input to output and it is the only way
to verify employees input. Operations management ensures appropriate
staffing of employees to resources so as to get maximum result. The only way
to ensure productivity is through an effective operations management.
3. Customer Satisfaction
There is no feeling for a manager or an employee as a customer getting
the utmost satisfaction ever. Operations management rightly ensures this
coupled with quality product. Customers make organization thrive and they
must be treated well in every way necessary and possible.
Product Design
Customers expect that the products they buy would perform according
to assigned functions. A good product design assures that this will be so.
Customers avoid buying products with poor product design. An example is
that certain brand of ball pen which fails to write after one or two days of
actual use. This happens because of poor product design.
Product design refers to “the process of creating a set of product
specifications appropriate to the demands of the situation.”
Companies wanting to maintain or improve its market share keeps a
product design team composed of engineers, manufacturing, and
marketing specialists.
Inventory Control
Quality Control