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Operation Management NGVC
Operation Management NGVC
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CHAPTER ONE
NATURE OF OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT
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• Introduction
– OM designs, operates, and improves productive systems
or services
• Historical Evolution of OM
– OM has existed as long as people produced goods and
services.
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• Division/specialization of Labor –
– specialization of labor to a single task can result
in greater productivity and efficiency than the
assignment of many tasks to a single worker.
– specialization of labor increases output because of three
factors:
– They believes that worker motivation – along with the physical &
productivity.
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• Computers –
OM
service operations. 12
The Operations Function
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• Activities in operations management (OM) include:
– organizing work, selecting processes, arranging layouts,
– locating facilities, designing jobs, measuring performance,
– controlling quality, scheduling work, managing inventory, and
planning production.
• Operations managers deal with people, technology, and deadlines.
• These managers need good technical, conceptual, and behavioral
skills.
• Their activities are closely intertwined with other functional areas of
a firm
• for most firms, operations is technical core or “hub” of the orgn.,
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Operation function & environment/
Operations System
• A typical business organization has four basic functions: operation,
each are performs but also on how the areas interface with each
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Cont.
• An operation is often defined as a transformation process. ……
• inputs (such as material, machines, labor, management, and
inputs.
• Measurement of productivity –
uniformity
difficult.
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Cont.
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• Quality assurance –
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Summary of the difference between manufacturing &
service operations
Manufacturing
Characteristic Service
Tangible
Out put Intangible
Low
Contact with customer High
High
Uniformity of input Low
Low
Labor content High
High
Uniformity of output Low
Easy
Measurement of Difficult
productivity
Output can be
Storage Not
inventoried
Long lead times
Delivery time Short lead time
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• In reality most firms are not selling purely services or goods rather
manufacturers provide many services as part of their product
• In essence goods are considered as vehicles for services.
• In services outputs cannot be inventoried while for goods products
can be invigorated
• There is extensive customer contact for service while for goods
production customer contact is little
• The lead-time is short for services (delivered immediately on spot
e.g. doctor) while for goods it is long.
• Service quality determined with difficulty
– customer service and customer satisfaction are difficult to
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Operations Decision making and operations
strategies
• Operations managers manage all the activities of the production
system,
• Operations managers’ manage by making decisions about all
activities of production systems.
• These decisions can be broadly categorized into three:
• Strategic decision –
– are decisions related to products, processes and facilities.
– concerned with long range plan for a company.
– Examples of strategic decisions include:
• Product and production process: whether to launch a new
product development project; and design for a
production process for a new product. 29
– Allocating resource to strategic alternatives:
• how to allocate scarce raw materials, utilities,
production capacity, and personnel among new and
existing business opportunities.
– Long range capacity planning and facility location:
• how much long range production capacity and
• what new factories are needed and where to locate
them.
• Facility layout:
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• Operating decisions:
– concerned with decisions about planning production to meet demand.
– In carrying out this responsibility, numerous decisions are made such as:
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Productivity measurements
• Productivity is a common measure of how well a country,
industry or business unit is using its resources (or factors
of production).
• In its broadest sense, productivity is defined as:
• Productivity = Output
Input
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• To increase productivity, we want to make this ratio of
output to inputs as large as practical.
• Productivity is what we call a relative measure.
• In other words, to be meaningful, it needs to be compared
with something else.
• Comparison can be made with similar operations within
its industry, or it can measure productivity over time
within the same operation.
• One of the primary responsibilities of an operations
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1. Productivity is an index that measures
– output (products and services) of an organization relative to the
– inputs (labor, materials, energy, and other resources) used to produce them.
• Here outputs represent desired results whereas inputs represent the resources
used to obtain those results.
• In all cases, outputs and inputs must be quantifiable measures to obtain
meaningful productivity ratio.
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2. Productivity is a process whereby an organization
effectively and efficiently
things right.
production)
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CHAPTER TWO
Operations Strategy
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Operations Strategy & Competitiveness
• A Strategy is an integrated and coordinated set of
commitments and actions designed to gain a competitive
advantage.
• Operations strategy is concerned with both
Corporate level
Business level
Functional level
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1. Corporate level strategy
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3. Functional level strategy
objectives.
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Operations Strategy of Manufacturing/Services
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Five operations strategy
• Cost: The ability to produce at low cost.
• Strategies
– Plans for achieving organizational goals
• Mission
– The reason for existence for an organization
• Mission Statement
– Answers the question “What business are we in?”
• Goals
– Provide detail and scope of mission
• Tactics
– The methods and actions taken to accomplish strategies
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Planning and Decision Making
Mission
Goals
Organizational Strategies
Functional Goals
Strategy Formulation
• Distinctive competencies
• Environmental scanning
• SWOT
• Order qualifiers Vs Order winners
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Factors Key Internal Factors
• Technology • Customers
• Markets • Technology
• Suppliers
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Strategic perspective
Organizational Strategy
The general thrust of the process could be guided by
competition and market conditions in the industry
Where is the industry now/What are the existing and potential
market/ what market gab exists/Where will it be in the future
Situational analysis and market gab analysis
After assessing, considering the following four priorities
organizational strategy must be developed
Quality (product performance)
Cost efficiency(low product cost)
Dependency(Reliable, timely delivery)
Flexibility( responsiveness in product and volume change)
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Operations Corporate strategy
Strategy Model
Business strategy
Operations Strategy
Internal
analysis Mission
Functional strategies in
Distinctive marketing, finance,
Competence engineering, human
resources, and
External Objectives information systems
analysis (cost, quality, flexibility, delivery)
Policies
(process, quality systems, capacity,
and inventory)
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• Distinctive Competence
• Operations Competence
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Product and service design
• The essence of an organization (a company) is the
goods and services it offers –
– Every aspect of the organization (company) is
structured around them.
requirements
7. Documents specifications
1. Technology push
• Once the perceived value of tech. is great, technology push
usually result.
• When the new product is developed, marketing function
becomes important.
2. Market pull
• It is the result of market research and understanding the
needs of users and development a new product to satisfy
Product Development and Strategy in Business Marketing
3. Maturity
– Relatively few design changes
– Emphasis is on high productivity and low cost
4. Decline
production
sequences
• Resulting Demand:
understanding consumer needs and wants.
simulations.
– Repositioning.
– Cost reductions. 78
New Product development Process
i. Idea Generation
product opportunities.
Sources.
Cont’d…
• Filtering the ideas to pick out good ones & dropping the
poor ones.
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Service Design
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Cont’d…
• It
good/service
of work systems
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Cont’d…
• An organizations process strategy would include
or provide them.
2. Capital Intensity:
3. Process Flexibility:
• OS has the quality of being fine tuned whenever we discuss a new idea,
engineers.
interval.
considerations.
• This often means that the demand in the market for the
the market.
1. Facilities: The size and provision for expansion are key in the design
of facilities.
• The layout of the work area can determine how smoothly work can be
performed.
2. Product and Service Factors: The more uniform the output, the more
opportunities there are for standardization of methods and materials .
8. Monitor results
Facility Location and Layout
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• Concept of Facility Location:-
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Need for Facility Location Planning
• It is also required for providing a cost benefit to the
organization.
on its performance.
policy
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• Example of Location factor rating:
decision
factors.
• Decide on a common scale for all factors. Each
importance
composite score.
Centre-of-gravity technique:
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Example: Center-of-gravity technique
• Abebe Bakery purchases ingredients from four different material
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How to calculate the coordinates of desired
location?
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Solution: Center-of-gravity technique
Parameters A B C D SUM
Xi 200 100 250 500
Yi 200 500 600 300
wi 75 105 135 60 375
x i wi 15000 10500 40500 30000 96000
y i wi 15000 52500 81000 18000 166500
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Solution (Continues…): Center-of-gravity technique
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600 600
500 500
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300 300
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PROCESS SELECTION
DECISION
Types of Operation
• The degree of standardization and the volume of
from
very rapidly.
products.
Mass Production
• Manufacture of discrete parts or assemblies using
volume of production.
processing requirements.
system.
Similar
equipment
& skills are
organized
• are characterized by general purpose equipment
that can satisfy:
– variety of processing requirement,
or equipment.
• Batch processing –
vegetables) or
• Job shop –
specific products.
customers.
• Lot sizes vary from large to small, even a single unit.
objective
– A significant problems is the planning,
and uniqueness
– Automation is difficult in the case of projects as
they are done only once.
from process.
• Design capacity is the rate at which a firm would
– When is it needed?
• Importance of Capacity Decisions
long-term commitment.
planning.
output.
• An international automobile manufacturer of good
capacity.
– Overcapacity reflects overkill of resources and
market.
• Acts as a major determinant of initial cost
smaller units.
issues.
• Impacts long range planning
term in nature.
• Organizations often end up making use of
ceiling.
• Facilities
– The design of facilities includes the size as well
as the provision of expansion.
– transportation costs, distance to market, labor
supply, energy supply sources and the ease and
smoothness with which work can be performed.
• Product and service factors
capacity
• External factors
control.
Measures of capacity
• The capacity of a process is its maximum output.
ideal condition.
point in time.
problems).
• Note- Actual output ≤ effective capacity ≤ Design
capacity
• The strategies for changing capacity also depend upon how long
etc.
Efficiency & Utilization
• Economies of scale
• Economies of scale
• Diseconomies of scale
2. Vary the hours worked: Maintain the stable workforce, but permit
idle time when there is a slack and permit overtime (OT) when
demand is peak.
Worker
A B C D
1 8 6 2 4
2 6 7 11 10
Job
3 3 5 7 6
4 5 10 12 9
Example: Hungarian Method (contd.)
Worker
Row
A B C D minimum
Worker
A B C D
1 6 4 0 2
2 0 1 5 4
Job
3 0 2 4 3
4 0 5 7 4
Example: Hungarian Method (contd.)
Worker
A B C D
1 6 4 0 2 Subtract the smallest
2 0 1 5 4 number in each column
Job from every number in the
3 0 2 4 3 column
4 0 5 7 4
Column min. 0 1 0 2
Worker
A B C D
1 6 3 0 0
2 0 0 5 2
Job
3 0 1 4 1
4 0 4 7 2
Example: Hungarian Method (cont’d)
Worker
A B C D
Determine the minimum
1 6 3 0 0
number of lines needed to
2 0 0 5 2 cross out all zeros. (Try to
Job
3 0 1 4 1 cross out as many zeros as
possible when drawing lines
4 0 4 7 2
Worker
A B C D
1 7 3 0 0
2 1 0 5 2
Job
3 0 0 3 0
4 0 3 6 1
Example: Hungarian Method (cont’d)
Worker
A B C D
1 7 3 0 0 Determine the minimum
number of lines needed to
2 1 0 5 2 cross out all zeros. (Try to
Job
3 0 0 3 0 cross out as many zeros as
possible when drawing lines
4 0 3 6 1
Since four lines are needed to cross out all zeros and
the table has four rows, this an optimal assignment
can be made
Example: Hungarian Method (cont’d)
Worker
A B C D
1 7 3 0 0 Make assignments: Start
with rows and columns with
2 1 0 5 2 only one zero. Match jobs
Job
3 0 0 3 0 with machines that have a
zero cost
4 0 3 6 1
Assignment Cost
2-B $7
4-A $5
1-C $3
3-D $6
Total $20
Sequencing
• Sequencing: Determine the order in which
jobs at a work center will be processed.
• Workstation: An area where one person
works, usually with special equipment, on a
specialized job.
· Priority rules: Simple heuristics used to select
the order in which jobs will be processed.
· Job time: Time needed for setup and
processing of a job.
Priority Rules
• Quality Assurance
–Emphasis on finding and correcting
defects before reaching market
• Strategic Approach
–Proactive, focusing on preventing
mistakes from occurring
–Greater emphasis on customer
satisfaction
Dimensions of Quality
Internal Failure
Prevention
Appraisal
Quality Improvement
Costs of Quality
• Failure Costs - costs incurred by defective
parts/products or faulty services.
• Internal Failure Costs
– Costs incurred to fix problems that are detected
before the product/service is delivered to the
customer.
• External Failure Costs
– All costs incurred to fix problems that are
detected after the product/service is delivered
to the customer.
Costs of Quality (continued)
• Appraisal Costs
– Costs of activities designed to ensure
quality or uncover defects
• Prevention Costs
– All TQ training, TQ planning, customer
assessment, process control, and
quality improvement costs to prevent
defects from occurring
Quality Certification
• ISO 9000
– Set of international standards on quality
management and quality assurance, critical to
international business
• ISO 14000
– A set of international standards for assessing a
company’s environmental performance
– ISO 24700
– A set of international standards that pertains to
the quality and performance of office
equipment that contains reused components
Total Quality Management
T Q M
• Poor inter-organizational
communication
• View of quality as a “quick fix”
• Emphasis on short-term financial
results
• Internal political and “turf” wars
Criticisms of TQM
• Blind pursuit of TQM programs
• Programs may not be linked to
strategies
• Quality-related decisions may not
be tied to market performance
• Failure to carefully plan a program
Basic Steps in Problem Solving
Plan
Act
Do
Study
Process Improvement
• Process Improvement:
• A systematic approach to improving
a process
• Process mapping
• Analyze the process
• Redesign the process
The Process Improvement Cycle
Select a
process
Document
Study/document
Evaluate
Seek ways to
Implement the
Improve it
Improved process
Design an
Improved process
Tools of TQM/Basic Quality Tools
• Quality Tools
– There are a number of tools that can be used for problem solving
and process improvement
– Tools aid in data collection and interpretation, and provide the basis
for decision making
Tools for Generating Ideas: Check sheets, Scatter diagrams, Cause-and-
effect diagrams
Tools to Organize the Data: Pareto charts, Flowcharts
Tools for Identifying Problems, Histogram, Statistical process control chart