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Operational objectives? and why are they used |
-are targets set by particular departments -this helps every individual department know what its supposed to be doing. |
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operational objectives may be linked to : |
-quality -costs -volume -efficiency -innovation -environment |
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operational activities are influenced by internal and external factors -internal are |
-nature of the product -availability of resources-if they want to increase output is there enough resources |
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external factors that influence operational activities are? |
-competitors performance -many sey targets in reaction to their rivals reaction -demand for product-you do not want to produce more than the demand -changing customers needs-if customers indicate that they'd like a firm to behave more ethically this can effect cost and environmental goals |
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-Production is? |
Turning inputs into outputs |
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Generally wht happens in production? |
-it refers to the whole process.from obtaining resources right through to checking the finished product for quality and delivering it to the customer. |
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what are the five conmen methods of production? |
-job production -flow production -batch production -cell production -lean production |
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job production? |
-productions of one off items by skilled workers |
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flow production? |
-mass production on a continuous production line with division of labour. |
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Batch production- |
-production of small batches of identical items |
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cell production? |
-productions divided into sets of tasks, each set completed by a work group |
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lean production? |
-streamline production with waste at a minimum |
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what other departments have an impact on production? and how |
-finance department- allocates how much money can be set on equipment and wages -marketing department-tells the operations managers what customers want,and what they are willing to pay for it. -human resources-department is in charge of organising employees,what skills they need and whether they'll need training
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what are the other factors that production need to consider? |
-a business' production method has an effect on the type of decisions that managers are likely to make.Equally managers make decisions that have an big impact on the production department. -its hard for some businesses to grow if they're committed to using job production -if they decide to try to increase market share, a company might choose either to increase production or to switch production methods so that it can manufacture new products along side its existing range -in periods of economic downturn ,survival is often a company main aim. In these periods,the company is unlikely to invest in new machinery or switch production methods. |
