Reflection Journal: Framework of Operation Management

Operation Management
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Operation Management
An operation is a process of combining a diversity of resources and transforming them into a value-added product. Henceforth, it is the organizational sector that is concerned with the conversion of a range of inputs to desired outputs. Some enterprises such as hotels, bakery and breweries produce physical goods while others, for example, hospitals and schools offer services. Operation management is the set interconnected strategies, which are utilized in production and service management. With the current rise in competition, many companies are in verge to produce better quality products at a low price. Hence, an emphasis is put on operation management segment. Thus, more effort and funds are reinforced in production for one to be on the better side of competition. However, still the area is a challenge to many establishments. This is partly due to the rapid changing technology. To cap this trend study on operation management is encouraged. Hence, this paper focuses on operation management. The case study of Daddy’s Donut and Bake Shop and the Boeing are used as a vehicle to the study.
Framework of Operation Management
Strategies employed in managing operations include planning, organizing, organizing, controlling, behavior and models. The approaches are utilized in influencing human activity towards achieving organizational goals. Thus, the success of a corporation partly depends on the power of the operation management members to influence fellow employees concerning initiative’s aims.
Planning: encompasses step by step processes that inaugurate a course of action. It can include a guide on future decision making. The plan involves projecting, facility location planning, choice of product and process, operation scheduling and operation strategies. For a self-owned micro business like a donut bakery, the owner defines the enterprise objectives, policies and ways for achieving them. However, for large enterprises, the operation management is charged with these obligations. The planning procedures embrace clarifying the organizational role, focus, and the overall operation strategy. Moreover, it involves using conversion processes, facility designing, and product design. In short, planning discloses how things will be done and the projected yield. The yield can be a product, a service or a profit. Thus, planning focuses on strategies for a desired product, service or benefit.
Organizing: the process of establishing tasks and individuals who will be performing these duties. Organizing comprises project management, work measurement, operation standards and job design. The operation team develops a structure of responsibilities and flow of activities. They define the tasks necessary for reaching organizational goals and allocate authority and accountability for putting the scheme into action. In the case of a donut bake shop, the owner can utilize family labor or can employ new personnel. However, he will be responsible for the supervision of flow of activities.
Controlling: are the measures taken to ensure production or performance is in line with the plan. It is the duty of the operations manager to ensure service projects are accomplished in time. Quality, costs, and schedules are of primary concern here. A bakery owner observes the market trend and controls production, ensuring the customers’ requirements are met.
Behavior: planning, organizing and controlling in one way or the other upsets persons. It is also true that individuals’ traits can affect the operation or lead to failure of an initiative meeting its goals. Thus, self-conduct is a key factor in operation management regardless of the size of the premise.
Models: models are concepts that are used as tools for effective decision making. For instance, there is the aggregate planning model. It is valid evaluating how best to use the presently available resources within a short period of time. The other one is the simple median model useful in determining the ideal locality of a facility. Hence, donuts producer can utilize a variety of models in establishing or improving their businesses.
The framework of operation management lies on planning, and, after what working on the plan. The functions of planning, organizing and controlling embrace planning, routing, scheduling, dispatching and follow-up. A plan enhances the possibility of things occurring which could have been otherwise impossible. It bridges the gap from the current position to the projected future expectations. Routing is the selection of the path through which organizational goals will be achieved. Scheduling defines the operational program. Dispatching is concerned with putting the plan into action. Involves giving instructions and authority to start production. The follow-up reports the progression of work either on a daily basis or as scheduled. Furthermore, it examines the cause of nonconformities from the planned performances.
Quality Control
QC is system employed to uphold the desired quality in a service or a product. It involves step by step approaches to ensuring a product meets the requirement. In an organization quality control is carried out at different stages of production. QC targets on producing optimal quality at minimal costs, reducing the number of defects, ensuring clients’ satisfaction and checking the variation throughout manufacturing.
Materials Management
Operation management has the obligatory acquisition, use and control of resources within the production process. Thus, material management is utilized to reduce wastages, to procure, transport and store resources efficiently and trace new better sources of supply.
Maintenance
In the operations process equipment are very essential. Therefore, it is the duty of operation management to ensure that the appliances are maintained. Maintenance involves measure to lower the number of breakdowns and to keep the plant in good working condition. It also targets to ensure availability of services and machines to other organization sections when needed.
Objectives of Operations Management
Resource utilization and customer service are the main aims of operation management. Hence, they are given major consideration in the operation management.
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