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The heart of the organization's production of its product or service.
technical core
The field of management that focuses on the physical production of goods or services and uses specialized techniques for solving manufacturing problems.
operations management
An organization that produces physical goods.
manufacturing organization
An organization that produces nonphysical outputs that require customer involvement and cannot be stored in inventory.
service organization
The recognition of the importance of operations to the firm's success and the involvement of operations managers in the organization's strategic planning.
operations strategy
Managing the sequence of suppliers and purchasers, covering all stages of processing from obtaining raw materials to distributing finished goods to final consumers.
supply chain management
Purchasing supplies, services, and raw materials for use in the production process.
procurement
A facilities layout in which machines that perform the same function are grouped together in one location.
process layout
A facilities layout in which machines and tasks are arranged according to the sequence of steps in the production of a single product.
product layout
A facilities layout in which machines dedicated to sequences of production are grouped into cells in accordance with group-technology principles.
cellular layout
A facilities layout in which the product remains in one location and the required tasks and equipment are brought to it.
fixed-position layout
A small- or medium-sized automated production line that can be adapted to produce more than one product line.
flexible manufacturing system
A production technology in which computers perform new-product design.
CAD
A production technology in which computers help guide and control the manufacturing system.
CAM
The determination and adjustment of the organization's ability to produce products and services to match customer demand.
capacity planning
The goods that the organization keeps on hand for use in the production process up to the point of selling the final products to customers.
inventory
Inventory consisting of items that have passed through the complete production process but have yet to be sold.
finished-goods inventory
Inventory composed of the materials that still are moving through the stages of the production process.
work-in-process inventory
Inventory consisting of the basic inputs to the organization's production process.
raw materials inventory
An inventory management technique designed to minimize the total of ordering and holding costs for inventory items.
economic order quantity (EOQ)
The most economical level at which an inventory item should be reordered.
reorder point (ROP)
Inventory in which item demand is related to the demand for other inventory items.
dependent demand inventory
A dependent demand inventory planning and control system that schedules the precise amount of all materials required to support the production of desired end products.
material requirements planning (MRP)
An inventory control system that schedules materials to arrive precisely when they are needed on a production line.
just-in-time (JIT) inventory system


AKA: Stockless system, Zero inventory systems, Kanban systems
The activities required to physically move materials into the company's operations facility and to move finished products to customers.
logistics
Moving finished products to customers
distribution

or Order fulfillment
The organization's output of products and services divided by its inputs.
productivity
The ratio of total outputs to the inputs from labor, capital, materials, and energy.
total factor productivity
The ratio of total outputs to the inputs from a single major input category.
partial productivity
types of productivity?
1) Technological Productivity
2) Worker productivity
3) Managerial Productivity
TFP formula

TFP =
output
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Materials+ Energy + Labor + Capital
Partial Productivity

Labor Productivity =
output
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Labor Dollars
Sectors of Inventory management:
1) Logistics and distribution management
2) Economic order quantity (EOQ)
3) The Importance of inventory
4) Materials Requirements Planning
5) Just in time Inventory
Economic order quantity (EOQ) formula
EOQ = √(2DC/H)
Re-order Point (ROP) formula
ROP = {D / time} ( Lead time)
A few extra items of the inventory that are used to ensure that the company does not run out of needed items
safety stock
Designing Operations management systems
1) Product and service design
2) Procurement
3) Facilities Layout
4) Facility Location
5) Technology Automation
6) Capacity planning
Design for manafacturability and assembly:
1) Producibility
2) Cost
3) Quality
4) Reliability
- Also Timing
Stages of Operation Strategy
1) No Involvement
2) Industry current
3) Organizational Supportive
4) Competitive advantage
are the costs associated with actually placing the order, such as postage, receiving, and inspection
Ordering costs
are the costs associated with keeping the item on hand, such as storage spaces charges, finance charges, and material handling expenses
holding costs