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Operations Strategy
S/OM/88. Operations management at Barclays
- WORDS:
- 2800
- DATE:
- 2011
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
This paper focuses on operations management, and uses Barclays bank as a case study, and begins by providing background information on operation management. The background to Barclays is provided, and this is followed by an identification of the role and objectives of operations. The operations strategy at Barclays is highlighted and this section looks at the design of the services, layout, and job design.
KEYWORDS: operations management, Barclays, operations strategy, services, layout, job design,
C/OM/348. Operations management at Zebra Ltd
- WORDS:
- 3100
- DATE:
- 2011
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
The paper looks at various aspects of operations management at Zebra Ltd, a supplier of car accessories, identifying the advantages and disadvantages of the costing techniques used in their products’ manufacturing, evaluating various approaches to performance measurement, explaining the role of budgeting and highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of budgeting techniques.
KEYWORDS: Operations management, Zebra, costing techniques, budgeting, performance measurement,
C/OM/340. Operations Management of The Pizza Shop
- WORDS:
- 3600
- DATE:
- 2011
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
The paper addresses the issues of operations and performance of a hypothetical fast food chain The Pizza Shop discussing customer complaints about a poor quality of delivered products, identifying current operational problems and evaluating various strategic options that the chain could incorporate to improve their operational efficiency. References are made to Taylor’s theory of scientific management, theory of supply chain and logistics, etc. An implementation plan of the operations strategy is suggested.
KEYWORDS: Operations Management, The Pizza Shop,
C/OM/312. Dissertation + Proposal. How Effective Operations Management Can Achieve Strategic Objectives in Hotel Industry: Case Study of Whittlebury Hall Hotel & Spa
- WORDS:
- 22600
- DATE:
- 2011
- PRICE:
- 229.99 GBP
This dissertation examines the way in which effective operation management can achieve strategic objectives in the hotel industry, using Whittlebury Hall as a case study. The study aims to explore the relationship between strategic objectives and operation management, to examine management approaches in the service history, which include strategic management, operations management and revenue management, to identify the strategic objectives in the hotel industry, to compare the success of traditional management processes in the hotel industry with the introduction of a model based upon integrated operations management, and to investigate to what extent does hotel management follow the integrated approach of operations management. The review of literature defines operation management and strategic objectives. This section also outlines the relationship between operations management and strategic objectives. The methodology is provided in great detail, and data is collected through use of the case study analysis and interviews. All of the results are assessed, and conclusions are made regarding recommendations. Proposal matching this dissertation is available in the appendix. This dissertation contains 21150 words and proposal contains 1450 words.
KEYWORDS: Dissertation, operations management, strategic operations, Whittlebury Hall, strategic objective, strategic management, hotel management!,
C/OM/311. Dissertation. How Effective Operations Management Can Achieve Strategic Objectives in Hotel Industry: Case Study of Whittlebury Hall Hotel & Spa
- WORDS:
- 21150
- DATE:
- 2011
- PRICE:
- 219.99 GBP
This dissertation examines the way in which effective operation management can achieve strategic objectives in the hotel industry, using Whittlebury Hall as a case study. The study aims to explore the relationship between strategic objectives and operation management, to examine management approaches in the service history, which include strategic management, operations management and revenue management, to identify the strategic objectives in the hotel industry, to compare the success of traditional management processes in the hotel industry with the introduction of a model based upon integrated operations management, and to investigate to what extent does hotel management follow the integrated approach of operations management. The review of literature defines operation management and strategic objectives. This section also outlines the relationship between operations management and strategic objectives. The methodology is provided in great detail, and data is collected through use of the case study analysis and interviews. All of the results are assessed, and conclusions are made regarding recommendations.
KEYWORDS: Dissertation, operations management, strategic operations, Whittlebury Hall, strategic objective, strategic management, hotel management!,
C/OM/300. Proposal. How Effective Operations Management Can Achieve Strategic Objectives in Hotel Industry: Case Study of Whittlebury Hall Hotel & Spa
- WORDS:
- 1450
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper proposes to investigate the strategies of effective operations management used in the hotel industry offering a case study of Whittlebury Hall & Spa. The rationale, aims and objectives of the proposed research are outlined, literature is briefly reviewed on the theory of operations management and total quality management (TQM), the methodology of the research is described.
KEYWORDS: Proposal, Operations Management, Hotel Industry, Whittlebury Hall Hotel & Spa,
C/OM/299. Operations Management in Peugeot
- WORDS:
- 2300
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper evaluates the role and importance of operations management (OM) discussing the OM concept, explaining OM role in the automotive industry, defining operational activities and objectives of Peugeot and suggesting the ways to improve the company’s OM and total quality management (TQM) offering an implementation plan for the proposed changes.
KEYWORDS: Peugeot, Operations Management, Total Quality Management, TQM,
C/OM/298. Operations management in Royal Virgin Islands Police Force
- WORDS:
- 4350
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 49.99 GBP
The paper reports on the operations management of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) defining the mission and core values of the organisation and analysing their operations in conjunction with strategic priorities. RVIPF supply chain is examined, the areas of their services are described, SWOT analysis is conducted to identify potential areas of improvement in services delivery with regard to relevant legislation. Recommendations are suggested about the opportunities to improve the quality of the police force operations.
KEYWORDS: Operations management, Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, RVIPF, supply chain, SWOT,
C/OM/290. The order winners and order qualifiers of A-Plant
- WORDS:
- 2650
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
This paper examines equipment rental company A-plant, part of the Ashtead Group plc, and aims to examine their order winners and order qualifiers. The paper presents the background to the company, and identifies aspects of order winners and qualifiers. The paper then examines A-Plants order winners and qualifiers focusing on topics including product range, price, quality and modern equipment, delivery speed, and health and safety. Corporate strategy and operational strategy is examined, and the paper concludes by suggesting ways in which A-Plants order winners and qualifiers can be improved.
KEYWORDS: A-Plant, Ashtead group plc, order winners, order qualifiers, product range, price, quality, modern equipment, delivery speed, health and safety, corporate strategy, operational strategy,
C/OM/279. Dissertation. Operations management and resource-based perspective of DHL
- WORDS:
- 15700
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 159.99 GBP
The dissertation looks at the core competencies of DHL examining the impact of the operating resources and capabilities of the company on their market position. The review of literature touches on the theory of operations management (OM), the market-based and the resource-based approaches to the operations strategy, the relationship between operational resources and the company’s competitive advantage, etc. The methods of the research are based on the analysis of secondary academic sources and a case study of OM at DHL including primary data obtained from interviews with the company staff. Conclusions are made about the effectiveness of the OM strategies of DHL in using the company’s resources and capabilities.
KEYWORDS: Dissertation, OM strategies, DHL,
C/OM/265. Dissertation outline. Operations Management in DHL: Resource Based Perspective
- WORDS:
- 870
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 9.99 GBP
The paper presents an outline of the research into the link between operational capabilities and competitiveness of the third party logistics provider (3LP) DHL. The aim, questions and objectives of the dissertation are indicated, the topics of the literature review are defined, research philosophy, methodology and data collection techniques are described.
KEYWORDS: Dissertation outline, operations management, DHL, 3LP,
C/OM/264. Labour Management System in Taco Bells: Critical Analysis
- WORDS:
- 2300
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the introduction of the Labour Management System (LMS) at the US fast food restaurant chain Taco Bells (TB) examining the company’s generic strategies, describing the LMS structure and content, highlighting its key features, and critically analysing LMS impact on TB operations’ effectiveness.
KEYWORDS: Taco Bells, Operational Management, Labour Management System,
C/OM/246. Operations management: theory and case study of Whirlpool
- WORDS:
- 2150
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the importance of operations management (OM) in gaining competitive advantage presenting a case study of OM in Whirlpool Corporation. Literature is reviewed on the theory of OM, the issues of OM in Whirlpool are identified, the causes of low profitability of the company are discussed highlighting poor integration of their value chain with the business process and the underperformance of sales and operations planning. Recommendations to Whirlpool are suggested about their OM initiatives.
KEYWORDS: Operations management, supply chain management, Whirlpool,
S/OM/76. Contribution of Operations Management to Avon's Performance
- WORDS:
- 1050
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper examines the role of operations management in the performance of Avon Cosmetics outlining the performance objectives of the company with the focus on the flexibility and quality control of Avon's manufacturing operations. References are made to the theory of operations management.
KEYWORDS: Operations Management, Avon, manufacturing flexibility, quality control,
C/OM/227. Operations and financial policies of GM Europe
- WORDS:
- 1150
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the financial and operations policies of General Motors (GM) in Europe identifying their faults and failures. GM decision to sell off their European operations is discussed explaining the background of this strategic move.
KEYWORDS: GM Europe, General Motors,
C/OM/224. Product mix flexibility and capacity utilisation: case study of Fiat
- WORDS:
- 1450
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the manufacturing techniques of product mix flexibility (PMF) and capacity utilisation (CU) of production examining the relationship between PMF and CU. A case study is conducted of Fiat’s Robogate technology intended for production flexibility. It is shown that due to Robogate and Robotics Fiat got more flexible in the 1980s than they were in the 1970s. The paper has no reference list.
KEYWORDS: Product mix flexibility, capacity utilisation, Fiat, Robogate, Robotics,
C/OM/221. Operations strategies of GM and Ford
- WORDS:
- 1600
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the operations strategies (OS) of the automobile manufacturers describing the OS of General Motors (GM) and its fit with the overall strategy of the company, a new strategy of Ford in developing relationships with their suppliers, etc.
KEYWORDS: General Motors, Operations strategy, Manufacturing,
C/OM/211. Proposal. Trade-Offs in TQM Implementation
- WORDS:
- 600
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 9.99 GBP
The paper proposes research into trade-offs as a tool of strategic operations management and their effects on the implementation of total quality management (TQM). The areas of the literature review are identified, the methodology of the proposed research is described.
KEYWORDS: Proposal, trade-Offs, TQM, total quality management,
C/OM/209. Report on Marsden Community Stores
- WORDS:
- 1300
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper gives the report on Marsden Community Stores.
KEYWORDS: Marsden Community Stores, Operations Strategy, Trade-Offs,
C/OM/207. Quality management in Shoeshine PLC
- WORDS:
- 1850
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the strategic objectives of operations management (OM) using the examples of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Sainsbury’s, and conducting a case study of OM in Shoeshine PLC. The company’s strategic and organisational objectives are examined suggesting recommendations about the ways to improve organisational performance through cost, time and quality.
KEYWORDS: Shoeshine, Sainsbury’s, GlaxoSmithKline, GSK, Operations Management,
C/OM/193. Operations management in Ford Motor Company
- WORDS:
- 4000
- DATE:
- 2010
- PRICE:
- 49.99 GBP
The paper examines operations management in Ford Motor Company presenting their operations’ process map, reviewing and comparing the theories of total quality management (TQM) and Just-in-time (JIT), and discussing Ford’s application of the ‘six stigma’ approach to the operations management. Recommendations are suggested about the ways to improve operations’ quality and customer focus.
KEYWORDS: Ford Motor Company, operations management, TQM, JIT,
C/OM/189. Operations appraisal of Ali Abdulwahab Sons & Co
- WORDS:
- 3500
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 39.99 GBP
The paper presents operational appraisal of Ali Abdulwahab Sons & Co (AAW) providing the company’s details, conducting their SWOT analysis, describing operational tasks involved in the management of business, and evaluating AAW current operational processes. Recommendations are suggested about possible improvements of AAW operational performance.
KEYWORDS: Proposal, operations management, performance management, Ali Abdulwahab Sons & Co, SWOT,
C/OM/172. Operations strategy of AT&S
- WORDS:
- 1600
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the manufacturing company AT&S describing their manufacturing process and the intention to transform it to lean manufacturing using a cellular layout. The impact of the CSR strategy of the organisation on its performance is discussed highlighting the need to build additional resources and capabilities to enhance the company’s long-term competitive position.
KEYWORDS: Lean manufacturing, Operations strategy, Manufacturing, AT&S,
C/OM/164. Operations Management at Tick Tock Automotive
- WORDS:
- 1900
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 19.99 GBP
The paper looks at the areas of operations management (OM), i.e. inventory, capacity and scheduling, offering a case study of Tick Tock Automotive and critically analyzing OM processes and attempts to increase capacity. The transformation of the company is discussed suggesting recommendations about their OM.
KEYWORDS: Operations management, Tick Tock Automotive, inventory, capacity’ scheduling,
C/OM/161. Organisation management in Royal Dutch Shell
- WORDS:
- 2000
- DATE:
- 2009
- PRICE:
- 29.99 GBP
The paper looks at the application lean principles (LP) by Royal Dutch Shell, a company in the oil and gas industry. The situation in the company is described highlighting the current problems and explaining how and why LP were or could be applied to address these problems. The outcomes of LP applications are outlined reflecting on the lessons that could be learned from the situation.
KEYWORDS: Royal Dutch Shell, lean principles, oil and gas,
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