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Responsibilities of Operations Managers |
Process selection and facility layout, facility location, inventory control, project scheduling, designing & managing value chains |
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Process Selection & Facility Layout |
Involves: 1. Determining efficient processes 2. Deciding the best sequence in which to arrange processes 3. Designing appropriate layout of production & distribution facilities 4. Consider volume of production & degree of standardisation. |
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Ways to Organise Processes |
Product layout, process layout, cellular layout, fixed position layout. |
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Factors that Affect Facilities Location Decisions |
Adequacy of utilities, land, labour market conditions, transportation factors, quality-of-life factors, legal & political enviromment |
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Inventory Control |
Optimal amount of inventory is determined by comparing the costs and benefits associated with different levels of inventory. |
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Project Scheduling |
1. Critical Path Method (CRM) - illustrates the relationships among all the activities, shows immediate predecessors 2. Immediate Predecessors - activities in a project that must be completed before some other specified activity can begin |
