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Chapter 17, Problem 1LO
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To discuss: Operations management and role of operations management from last five decades.
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Operations management is process of managing all the activities involved in producing goods and services and distributing them to customers by creating the value.
Role of operations management changed from last five decades:
- It has changed from focusing on efficiency to focus on the effectiveness.
- Based on competition, from local to global competition.
- From the mass production to mass customization.
- From exploiting the environment to protecting the environment.
- It has changed from simple supply chains to the complex value supply chains.
- It has changed from goods to the services.
Thus, based on these areas the role of operation management has changed from past five decades.
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