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This is the process in which businesses use resources (inputs) to create goods and services (Outputs)
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Transformation
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these are activities performed to transform resources into valued, profit-generating goods and services
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Operations
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This is the management of activites needed to create goods and services
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Operations Management
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Which output (good or service) is more easily evaluated?
how? |
Goods easily evaluated
by the # of outputs and quality of the end product |
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What are some intangible inputs?
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Speed and proficiency of staff
How well staff interacts with patients |
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What is so hard to evaluate in quality of service?
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patient satisfaction (perception)
"Quality" of consultation |
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Being Profitable is about Maximizing the _____ of creating goods and services improving profits
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efficiency
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This type of planning is used to identify the internal and external factors faced by the pharmacy. ex strengths,weakness, opportunities.
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Strategic
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Services can be designed with three different approaches
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Customer service
Product Services Service Products |
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This service is aimed at improving the customer's experience with the pharmacy and is geared toward improving overall sales
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Customer service
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This type of service is linked to a specific product, add value to the product, and are offered in an effort to enhance sales of the product
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Product Services
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This is a service that is independent of the company's tangible offerings and can be consumed seperately
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Service products
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The order in thich the steps of an operations process is preformed, influences the ______ of operations
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efficiency
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Decisions about the process used to create goods and services need to be designed to Maximize Efficiency T/F
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True
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__________ is Determined by the resource that imposes the greatest limitation on the process
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Capacity
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The limiting resources is referred to as the __________
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bottleneck
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__________influence profitability by decreasing the quality of a good created or limiting the number of services provided
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Bottlenecks
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What two costs are associated with quality?
what do they refer to? |
Prevention Costs: Sosts associated with preventing an error
Appraisal costs- use of resources to inspect, test, audit, identify drop in quality |
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What two costs are associated with poor service quality
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Internal Falures: errors identified BEFORE consumer recieves product/service
External Failures: errors identified AFTER consumer recieves product/service |
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How is the pharmacy Designed to Layout?
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To maximize efficiency
by product placement and Rx filling process |
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This is the MOST IMPORTANT recource in the Pharmacy
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HUMAN RESOURCE
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What should base your decision on when scheduling Techs
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Demand for goods and services
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This type of sceduling predicts what demand will be and schedules accordindly
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Chase scheduling
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This type of scheduling provides a level amount of production and employ a CONSTANT workforce to handle demand (day-in and day-out)
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Level Scheduling
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This is the LARGEST expense component of pharmacy operations
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Inventory
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This type of management refers to management of supply inputs used to create the outputs
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Supply chain Management
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