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Introduction to
Production and
Operations
Management
Learning Objectives
 Define the term operations management
 Basics of “Value Addition”
 Compare and contrast service and
manufacturing operations
 Basics of “Goods-Services Continuum”
 Describe the operations function and the
nature of the operations manager’s job
 Describe the key aspects of operations
management decision making
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Operations Management
 Managing that part of the organization responsible for
producing goods and services
 Management of systems or processes that create
goods and/or provide services
Operations Examples
Goods Producing Farming, mining, construction manufacturing, power
generation
Storage/Transport Warehousing, trucking, mail service, moving, taxis,
ation buses, hotels, airlines
Exchange Retailing, wholesaling, banking, renting, leasing, library,
loans
Entertainment Films, radio and television, concerts, recording
Communication Newspapers, radio and television, newscasts, telephone,
satellites
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The Organization
The Three Basic Functions

Competitiveness?

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Value-Added Process
The operations function involves the conversion of
inputs into outputs

Value-added = Value or price of outputs – Cost of inputs


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Value-Added Process

The operations function involves the conversion of


inputs into outputs
Value added
Inputs
Transformation/ Outputs
Land
Conversion Goods
Labor
process Services
Capital
Feedback

Control
Feedback Feedback

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Food Processor
Inputs Processing Outputs

Raw Vegetables Cleaning Canned vegetables


Metal Sheets Making cans Scraps!
Water Cutting
Energy Cooking
Labor Packing
Building Labeling
Equipment

Hospital Process
Inputs Processing Outputs

Doctors, nurses Examination


Hospital Surgery
Medical Supplies Monitoring Healthy patients
Equipment Medication
Laboratories Therapy

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Value-Added & Product Packages
 Value-added is the difference between the
cost of inputs and the value or price of
outputs.
 Product packages are a combination of
goods and services.
 Product packages can make a company
more competitive.

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Goods-service Continuum
Tangible Act

Goods Service

Surgery, teaching

Song writing, software development

Computer repair, restaurant meal

Automobile Repair, fast food


Smart phones:
Home remodeling, retail sales Product/Service?

Automobile assembly, steel making

Product packages = Good(s) + service(s)


Make a company more competitive- more value to customers
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Production of Goods vs. Delivery of Services

 Production of goods – tangible output,


production oriented
 Delivery of services – an act
 Service job categories
 Government
 Wholesale/retail
 Financial services
 Healthcare
 Personal services
 Business services
 Education
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Goods vs Service: Key Differences
Characteristic Goods Service
Customer contact Low High
Uniformity of input High Low
Labor content Low High
Uniformity of output High Low
Output Tangible Intangible
Measurement of productivity Easy Difficult
Opportunity to correct problems High Low
Inventory Much Little
Evaluation Easier Difficult
Patentable Usually Not usual

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Challenges of Managing Services
 Service jobs are often less structured than
manufacturing jobs
 Customer contact is higher
 Worker skill levels are lower
 Services hire many low-skill, entry-level workers
 Employee turnover is higher
 Input variability is higher
 Service performance can be affected by worker’s
personal factors

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Scope of Operations Management
 Operations Management includes:
 Forecasting
 Capacity planning
 Scheduling
 Managing inventories
 Assuring quality
 Motivating employees
 Deciding where to locate facilities
 Supply chain management
 And more . . .
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Key Decisions of Operations Managers
 What
What resources/what amounts
 When
Needed/scheduled/ordered
 Where
Work to be done
 How
Designed
 Who
To do the work

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Decision Making

System Design System operation

– capacity – personnel

– location – inventory

– scheduling
– arrangement of departments

– project
– product and service planning
management
– acquisition and placement of
– quality assurance
equipment

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Quantitative Approaches

• Linear programming
• Queuing Techniques
• Inventory models
• Project models
• Statistical models

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Analysis of Trade-Offs
 Decision on the
amount of
inventory to stock
 Increased cost of
holding inventory
Vs.
 Level of customer
service

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Systems Approach

“The whole is greater than


the sum of the parts.”

Suboptimization

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Trends in Business
 Major trends
 The Internet, e-commerce, e-business
 Management technology
 Globalization
 Management of supply chains
 Outsourcing
 Agility
 Ethical behavior

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Other Important Trends
 Ethical behavior
 Operations strategy
 Working with fewer resources
 Revenue management
 Process analysis and improvement
 Increased regulation and product liability
 Lean production
 Combination of Mass Production (high volume, low
unit cost) and Craft Production (variety and Flexibility)

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