OPS 571 Week 2 Discussion Question Responses Discussion Question 1 Nice discussion on product design. All processes have a customer whether it is internal or external (Mirakaj, 2009). Information technology may help improve process but technology may lead to frustration. Who has not called a help line only to get Read more
OPS 571 Week 3 Discussion Questions First DQs Class, Jim Womack, Ph.D., at MIT’s International Motor Vehicle Program to describe Toyota’s business during the late 1980s, coined the term “lean.” A lean organization accounts for customer value and focuses its key processes to continuously increase that value. The ultimate goal Read more
OPS 571 Week 5 DQ Responses Post 1: Nice points here, let’s look at capacity flexibility. Capacity flexibility means having the ability to rapidly increase or decrease production levels, or to shift production capacity quickly from one product or service to another (Jacobs & Chase, 2014). Such flexibility is achieved through Read more
OPS 571 Week 4 Discussion Questions Responses DQ 1 Class, Most believe anyone can be a project manager because project management occurs within all fields and the practice of project management is simply the oversight of an endeavor with a specific beginning and an end. In simplest terms, this is Read more
OPS/571 Week 6 Signature Assignment About Your Signature Assignment This signature assignment is designed to align with specific program student learning outcome(s) in your program. Program Student Learning Outcomes are broad statements that describe what students should know and be able to do upon completion of their degree. The signature Read more
OPS/571 Week 5 Operations Forecasting Individual Assignment: Develop a minimum of three quantitative forecasts using Microsoft Excel Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn how to apply Operations Forecasting. Assignment Steps Resources: Microsoft® Excel® Select a business operations dataset from the internet or other Read more
OPS 571 Week 4 Operations Consulting Choose a business in the media having difficulties with its operating model or one which is struggling in your community Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn how to develop an operations consulting proposal. Assignment Steps Resources: Operations and Supply Read more
OPS/571 Week 1 Individual Assignment: Flowchart Improvement Process Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn process flowcharting / improving a process and summarizing the results. Assignment Steps Resources: Microsoft PowerPoint (or other software such as Vizio, Word, etc.) Select a complex process from your personal life Read more
OPS/571 Week 1 Discussion Questions: When thinking about product development for either manufactured or service firms When thinking about product development for either manufactured or service firms, is a firms core competency taken into account to gain a competitive advantage over competitors? If so, should a firm become static with Read more
OPS 571 Week 4 Individual Assignment: Operations Consulting Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn how to develop an operations consulting proposal. Assignment Steps Resources: Operations and Supply Chain Management: Ch. 25, Microsoft® PowerPoint® Choose a business in the media having difficulties with its operating model or one Read more