Study week 4 Operations Management

Question 1

4 areas with principles

Answer 1

Foundation Principles - focus on processes
Design Principles - Focus on 4V
Measurement Principles - Focus on sustainable operations management
Improvement Principles - Focus on integration improvement & sustainability

Question 2

Manufacturing Processes

Answer 2

Project - complex, large scale, very customised
Jobbing - broad skill requirements(guldsmed)
Batch - High volumes, repeating demand, (sprutor)
Line/mass - Low variety. (bilproduktion)
Continuous - extreme volumes, single product. (läsk)

Question 3

The 4Vs

Answer 3

Volume
Variety
Variation in Demand
Visibility

Question 4

Five Key performance objectives

Answer 4

Cost
Dependability
Flexibility
Quality
Speed

Question 5

Strategies for Sustainable OM

Answer 5

-The Current internal strategies
Linking continuous improvement to process sustainability, e.g. waste reduction and energy efficiency.

-The Current external Strategies
Improvement based on extended supply chain view, e.g. material choices, CLSC:s

-Internal Strategies for the future
investment in new capabilities and processes, e.g substitution of materials, re-design of products.

-External Strategies for the future
Develop new core capabilities in product, process and supply chains and supporting strategies.