Lecture 03 Operations Management Function and Scope
Lecture 03 Operations Management Function and Scope
Lecture 03 Operations Management Function and Scope
Operations Management
Operations Management: Functions and Scope
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Basic Functions of the Business Organization
Organization
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Activities of Operation Department
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Activities of Operation Department
Additional activities required to fulfill the previous
activities
Production of goods at the right time and sufficient
quantity to meet the demand
Production of goods at minimum cost
Production of goods of acceptable quality
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Function of Operation personnel
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Scope of Operations Management
• Scope of operations management depends on
decisions (strategic and tactical decision)
• The strategic level decisions are:
- New product identification and design
- Process design and planning
- Facilities location and layout planning
- Design of material handling system
- Capacity planning
• The tactical (operational) level decisions are:
- Production planning
- Production Control
- Other activities such as Inventory control, maintenance and
replacement cost reduction and cost control and work system
design
Operations Management Frame Work
• Operations Management framework is
divided into 5p’s
- Product
- Plant
- Programme
- Processes
- People
Product
- It is link between production and marketing.
A product must have:
- Performance
- Quality and reliability
- Aesthetics and ergonomics
- Quantity and selling price
- Delivery schedule
Plant
• The plant accounts for major investment (fixed assets)
• The plant is concerned with;
- Design and layout of building and offices
- Reliability and maintenance of equipment
- Safety of operations
• Plant layout must allow smooth movement of men and
material.
• Type of layout dependent on production type, volume of
demand etc.
Process
• Methods used to create a product
Selection of a particular process depends on following factors;
- Available capacity
- Manpower skills available
- Type of production
- Layout of plant
- Safety
- Maintenance required
- Manufacturing cost
Programme
• Programme refers to the timetable of production.