McGraw-Hill/Irwin Copyright © 2007 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. 1 Introduction to Operations Management
1-2 Learning Objectives Define the term operations management Identify the three major functional areas of organizations and describe how they interrelate Compare and contrast service and manufacturing operations Describe the operations function and the nature of the operations manager’s job
1-3 Learning Objectives Differentiate between design and operation of production systems Describe the key aspects of operations management decision making Briefly describe the historical evolution of operations management Identify current trends that affect operations management
1-4 Operations Management Operations Management is: The management of systems or processes that create goods and/or provide services Operations Management affects: Companies’ ability to compete Nation’s ability to compete internationally
1-5 The Organization The Three Basic Functions Organization Finance Operations Marketing Figure 1.1
1-6 Value-Added Process The operations function involves the conversion of inputs into outputs Inputs Land Labor Capital Transformation/ Conversion process Outputs Goods Services Control Feedback Value added Figure 1.2
1-7 Automobile assembly, steel making Home remodeling, retail sales Automobile Repair, fast food Goods-service Continuum Figure 1.3 Computer repair, restaurant meal Song writing, software development GoodsService Surgery, teaching
1-8 Hospital Process InputsProcessingOutputs Doctors, nursesExaminationHealthy patients HospitalSurgery Medical SuppliesMonitoring EquipmentMedication LaboratoriesTherapy Table 1.2
1-9 Manufacturing or Service? Tangible Act
1-10 Service Job Categories Value-Added Services Financing Leasing Insurance Manufacturing Services (Internal) Finance Accounting Legal R&D
1-11 Service Job Categories Business Services (Supporting Mfg.) Consulting Auditing Advertising Waste disposal HR IT
1-12 Service Job Categories Infrastructure Services Communications Transportation Utilities Banking Distribution Services Wholesaling Retailing Repairing
1-13 Service Job Categories Personal Services Health care Restaurants Hotels Consumer Self-service Government Military Education Judicial Police & fire protection
1-14 Goods vs Service CharacteristicGoodsService Customer contactLowHigh Uniformity of inputHighLow Labor contentLowHigh Uniformity of outputHighLow OutputTangibleIntangible Measurement of productivityEasyDifficult Opportunity to correct problemsHighLow InventoryMuchLittle EvaluationEasierDifficult PatentableUsuallyNot usual
1-15 Operations Management includes: Forecasting Capacity planning Scheduling Managing inventories Assuring quality Motivating employees Deciding where to locate facilities Supply chain management And more... Scope of Operations Management
1-16 Types of Operations Table 1.4 OperationsExamples Goods ProducingFarming, mining, construction, manufacturing, power generation Storage/TransportationWarehousing, trucking, mail service, moving, taxis, buses, hotels, airlines ExchangeRetailing, wholesaling, banking, renting, leasing, library, loans EntertainmentFilms, radio and television, concerts, recording CommunicationNewspapers, radio and television newscasts, telephone, satellites
1-17 Figure 1.4
1-18 Decline in Manufacturing Jobs Productivity Increasing productivity allows companies to maintain or increase their output using fewer workers Outsourcing Some manufacturing work has been outsourced to more productive companies
1-19 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
1-20 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
1-21 Decision Making System Design – capacity – location – arrangement of departments – product and service planning – acquisition and placement of equipment
1-22 Decision Making System operation – personnel – inventory – scheduling – project management – quality assurance
1-23 Systems Approach “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” Suboptimization
1-24 Pareto Phenomenon A few factors account for a high percentage of the occurrence of some event(s). 80/20 Rule - 80% of problems are caused by 20% of the activities. How do we identify the vital few?
1-25 Ethical Issues Financial statements Worker safety Product safety Quality Environment Community Hiring/firing workers Closing facilities Worker’s rights
1-26 Business Operations Overlap Operations Finance Figure 1.5 Marketing
1-27 Operations Interfaces Public Relations Accounting Industrial Engineering Operations Maintenance Personnel Purchasing Distribution MIS Legal
1-28 Historical Evolution of Operations Management Industrial revolution (1770’s) Scientific management (1911) Mass production Interchangeable parts Division of labor Human relations movement ( ) Decision models (1915, ’s) Influence of Japanese manufacturers Table 1.7
1-29 Trends in Business Major trends The Internet, e-commerce, e-business Management technology Globalization Management of supply chains Outsourcing Agility Ethical behavior Service economy
1-30 Management Technology Technology: The application of scientific discoveries to the development and improvement of goods and services Product and service technology Process technology Information technology
1-31 Suppliers’ Suppliers Direct Suppliers Producer Distributor Final Consumer Simple Product Supply Chain Figure 1.7 Supply Chain: A sequence of activities And organizations involved in producing And delivering a good or service
1-32 Other Important Trends Ethical behavior Operations strategy Working with fewer resources Revenue management Process analysis and improvement Increased regulation and product liability Lean operations