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Assignment 1
Assignment 1
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SUBMITTED BY: MARINAS, PRINCESS APRIL DP.
BSBA FM 2-4
QUESTIONS
DEFINE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENTS AND DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN
OPERATIONS AND MANUFACTURING.
Operations are
Manufacturing is
the activities used
the activities and
in making both
processes used in
tangible and
making tangible
intangible
products.
products.
GOODS & SERVICES
SHAMPOO
MOBILE PHONES
CARS
EXAMPLE
OVEN
Explain how
operations
management differs MANUFACTURING OPERATIONS REFERS TO A SYSTEM IN
in manufacturing WHICH LABOR, EQUIPMENT, AND RAW MATERIALS ARE
and service firms. COMBINED TO CREATE A TANGIBLE GOOD. CERTAIN
INTANGIBLE SERVICES THAT COULD BE DIFFICULT TO IDENTIFY
ARE PROVIDED BY SERVICE OPERATIONS. SERVICES ARE NON-
PHYSICAL, INTANGIBLE GOODS THAT ARE PROVIDED BY ONE
PARTY TO ANOTHER IN EXCHANGE FOR PAYMENT.
DESIGNING AN AIRPLANES.
OPERATIONS
PROCESS LAYOUT
SYSTEM
LAYOUT IS DIVIDED INTO DEPARTMENTS THAT BRING TOGETHER RELEVANT
PROCESSES. A PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE CENTERED ON
THE PROCEDURE; EMPLOYED IN FACILITIES THAT
GENERATE OR PROCESS A WIDE RANGE OF ITEMS
PRODUCT LAYOUT
WHEN VAST QUANTITIES OF A SINGLE PRODUCT ARE REQUIRED, THIS LAYOUT
IS SUITABLE. WHEN A SPECIFIC ACTIVITY IS COMPLETED AT EACH
WORKSTATION AS EACH UNIT PASSES, IT MAKES SENSE TO CUSTOM-DESIGN A
STRAIGHT-LINE FLOW OF LABOR FOR A PRODUCT.
Specify some techniques managers
may use to manage the logistics of
transforming inputs into finished
products.
THE SUCCESS OF A
MANUFACTURING COMPANY
OR A RETAIL OUTLET IS
DEPENDENT ON WELL-
MANAGED FINISHED GOODS
INVENTORY. BY TRACKING IT,
A COMPANY GAINS A BETTER
UNDERSTANDING OF THE
INVENTORY IT HAS ON HAND
FOR SALE, ALLOWING IT TO
ESTIMATE HOW LARGE AN
ORDER IT COULD ACCEPT AT
ANY ONE TIME.
Asses the importance of quality in
operations managements.