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Name : Jared Kent Adrianne P. Patron

Course and Year: BSA 1st Year
Subject : Operations Management and TQM
Class Schedule :
Instructor : Earlynne H. Villegas, MBA

Module 2: The Historical Evolution of Operations

Management

Application

Essay

1. List the trade-offs you would consider for each of these decisions:
a. Driving your own car versus public transportation.

 If there is loaded traffic then it is often good to have a public transportation

such as LRT train than using your own car because you may be late to where
you were going.

 If the gasoline price rise, it is possible that the fare of a public transportation
may also rise. So, it is better to drive your own car because you can spend
less of your own money.

 If there is a sudden emergency it is better to use your own car than waiting for
a public car or any to come.

 If there is a get together with your family or friends then using your own car is
better because you won’t be paying for any fare to go to your dream
destination. Instead of preferring a public transportation in which you might be
riding a different kind of transportation and pay for a different kind price rate.

b. Buying a computer now versus waiting for an improved model.

 If the computer ram improves at every model each year, then it is good to
wait for the best model of computer to be release. Than buying a computer
now but has a bad ram storage.

 If the college year needs an assistant of a computer, then buying a computer

now is more preferable than waiting for the best model of computer. Studying
with a computer is very crucial nowadays.
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 If the specs of a computer are at best if you wait for the best model to be
release then rather not buy computer now.

c. Buying a new car versus buying a used car.

 If we were to compare the price, buying a used car may be cheap and
affordable. While buying a new car is very expensive. Then I would choose
for the cheap one in order to spend less.

 If buying the used car will spend you more on repairing it, then it is preferable
to buy a new car.

 If we were to compare which one has the best feature, then the new car may
be preferable in fact if you’re buying a new car it could be latest. Used car will
be a waste of money then.

d. Speaking up in class versus waiting to get called on by the instructor.

 If speaking up in class will make you more improve as a student then I would
not be choosing to wait until I get called. Being confident is very crucial when
you were in college.

 If we’re talking about the pressure inside the room then I wouldn’t speak up in
class because I don’t want to be embarrass by something I don’t even know.
Waiting to get called is preferable because you can prepare your answer.

 If speaking up in class can make your grades better then I would do it

because waiting to be called by an instructor might not be happen since the
time of teaching to each subject can only run for a one hour. Grab the
opportunity to have plus points in oral recitation.

e. A small business owner having a website versus newspaper advertising.

 If we’re going to relate this pandemic, having a website can be more effective
since all people are using the online platforms nowadays. Newspaper
advertisement is not really relevant these days.

 If we’re going to have our business on a local area then giving a newspaper
advertising is more efficient since some local areas do not really expose on
technology. Having a website is just useless.

 If the business goal is to introduce its goods or services to any country, then a
website is a must. It can attract possible investors and customers worldwide.
Having a newspaper advertisement is kind of old fashion.

2. a. What would cause a businessperson to make an unethical decision?

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 Every business has to take decisions in their day to day activities as well as for long
terms. However, some businessperson makes unethical decision and that because
of pressure to succeed, employees are afraid to speak up, lack of training, there’s no
policy for reporting, and managers setting bad examples. In which to explain, it is
employees who choose to act unethically based on unrealistic expectations to
succeed, employees don’t report unethical behavior, employees may not know an
activity they see on a daily basis, don’t know how to report potential ethics violations,
and managers should always be conscious of their actions.

b. What are the risks of doing so?

 Risks associated with unethical action can have huge consequences for both people
and businesses. You could lose your job and reputation, organizations might lose
their credibility, general morale and productivity might suffer, or the behavior might
lead to hefty fines and/or substantial financial loss.

3. Briefly discuss each of these terms related to the historical evolution of operations
management:

a. Industrial Revolution

 The Industrial Revolution converted agrarian and handicraft economies into

economies based on large-scale industry, mechanized production, and the
factory system. Existing industries became more productive and efficient as
new machines, power sources, and work organization methods were
introduced.

b. Scientific management

 Scientific management is a management theory that examines and

synthesizes procedures. Its primary goal is to improve economic efficiency,
particularly worker productivity. It was one of the first attempts to apply
science to process engineering in management.

c. Interchangeable parts

 Interchangeable parts, popularized in America by Eli Whitney's use of them to

build muskets in the early nineteenth century, allowing relatively
inexperienced labor to create vast numbers of weapons rapidly and at a
cheaper cost, while also making repair and replacement of parts
immeasurably easier.

d. Division of labor

 Ford also used the division of labor, which Adam Smith discussed in The
Wealth of Nations (1776). Division of labor refers to the division of an
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operation, such as the assembly of an automobile, into a sequence of

numerous minor tasks, with each worker allocated to one of those tasks.
Unlike in craft production, when each worker was responsible for a variety of
activities and thus required ability, tasks under division of labor were so
narrow that almost no skill was required.

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