1. Thought for the day:
“You've got to be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.” Yogi Berra 1

2. WIKI
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3. Operations Role of Operations Management
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Strategic role of operations management
1.3 Good and/or services in different industries
1.4 Interdependence with other key business functions

4. Get an A Band 6 Evaluation Band 5 Application & Analysis Band 4
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5. Role of operations management Syllabus
strategic role of operations management
– cost leadership, good/service differentiation
goods and/or services in different industries
interdependence with other key business functions

6. Lesson 5: Revison- Using the Specimen question paper
1.1 Introduction to Operations management
Target
Learning Objective
Who?
Keywords 
Define Business operations
Describe the Operations processes
ALL
D/C
Band 3/4
Operations
Transformation
Value adding
Lean Production
Distinguish between inputs and outputs
MOST
B/C
Band 4/5
analyse business functions and processes in large and global businesses
evaluate the effectiveness of management in the performance of businesses
communicate business information, issues and concepts in appropriate formats.
SOME A
Band 6

7. Starter:
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Listen to this definition
write down key words….

8. Knowledge
Definition
Operations…….the business processes that involve transformation or, more generally, ‘production’.
It is a term that applies both to the manufacturing and services sector.
In manufacturing, operations refers to the processes involved in turning raw materials and resources into outputs of finished goods or products.

9. Recap Businesstudiesonline Activites>GCSE>by topic>production
1) The Chain Of Production- Drag 'n' Drop
2)Which sector - Drag 'n' Drop

10. Operations — inputs and outputs
Operations can be described as those processes that help transform business inputs …………….into business outputs.

11. Operations involves the creation of value by businesses.
Both transformation and value adding.
Value adding is the creation of extra or added value as inputs are transformed into outputs.

12. 'Value Added' Think of a loaf of bread…
List as many stages you can think of that the product would have had to go through during its production.

13. Tips:
Food products will have ingredients that have to be grown by farmers; someone has to process the foods and then manufacture them and someone also has to package them, put them on display and sell them to us!

14. How does the value of the product change as it goes through each stage?

16. Operations processes
Operations processes are broad and include aspects of all of the following activities undertaken in business:
the production of goods and services
Production controls and associated quality controls on processes. Included in this are input management and capacity (volume of output) decisions.
inventory controls
supply chain management
logistics and distribution
management decision making in terms of operational processes.

18. Inputs
Processes
Outputs

19. What makes a Business?
Inputs
Inputs –tangible things such as raw materials, land, labour resources, capital in the form of machinery and technology(Business use in the production process) , as well as intangible inputs such as ideas and information.
Processes – turning the inputs into the provision of services or the manufacturing of goods.
Output – the provision of final goods and services (Product).
A product can refer to both goods and services.
Processes
Outputs

20. What makes a Business?
Outputs
Output – the provision of final goods and services (Product). A product can refer to both goods and services. Goods – Physical products (cars, computers, books and food) Services – intangible products such as haircut, a bus ride or a visit to a cinema. A business can provide both.

21. Operation management
Operation management – ‘managing the activities needed to create and deliver an operation’s goods and services’.
…. To broad
‘OM is about producing the right amount of good or service, at the right time, at the right quality and at the right cost to meet customer expectations’

22. QUESTION
Operations is what can lead to a business having a competitive advantage…
How do you think this is so?

23. Eg….
right quality
right cost
meet customer expectations

24. Minimising waste Minimising waste, also called lean production,
Operations management wants to eliminate waste — ‘lean’ in this case means no excess.
Waste is non-value adding, though it does add cost.
If waste can be minimised then production processes are most efficient.
How do you think you could minimise waste?

25. (American businessman - engineered the Mustang)
Thought for the day:
     “In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits.”
 Lee Iacocca
(American businessman - engineered the Mustang) 25

26. Hwk
Chapter 1 notes due Monday
(ensure all HR notes up to date)

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28. Minimising waste
There are several sources of waste in business including:
the under use of labour, over production
errors and defects requiring remediation
creating lost product
under utilisation of machinery
slow lead times and waiting times within processes
carrying of excess inventory
Each of these sources of waste adds cost but does not add value.

29. Reflect fair value for any labour used in processes
It is important to consumers that businesses operate fairly and compensate and treat employees appropriately.
The growth of the fair trade movement is a direct result of consumers advocating for operations processes in production and supply to integrate notions of a fair price, decent working conditions and local sustainability.

30. Summarise the key points of…
Operate at low cost so as to maximise affordability
Pg 7
Integrate environmental awareness and a need for ecologically sustainable practices
Pg 7 - 8

31. Reflect changes in the needs of consumers over time
Consumers also inform operations processes through the shift in their tastes over time.
As consumers seek innovative goods, businesses will create innovative products.
This is evident in businesses such as IBM and Apple.
These global businesses centre production and operations processes around the need to innovate because consumer markets seek innovative products (goods and services).

32. Summary
Operations involves various processes that transform and add value to business inputs in the creation of outputs.
Operations is informed by the business drive to maximise profits and also increasingly by the needs of consumers.
Minimising waste is an operations management approach designed to eliminate waste.

33. Summary
The growth of the Fairtrade movement is a direct result of consumers advocating for operations processes in production and supply to integrate notions of a fair price, decent working conditions and local sustainability.
In terms of a manufacturing enterprise, businesses will continually seek to minimise production costs so that the retail prices for consumers are as reasonable as possible.
As consumers seek innovative goods, businesses will create innovative goods

34. Operations Role of Operations Management
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Strategic role of operations management
1.3 Good and/or services in different industries
1.4 Interdependence with other key business functions

35. Strategic role of operations management
Strategic means
‘affecting all key business areas; that is, the strategic role of the operations management involves operations managers contributing to the strategic direction or strategic plan of the business.

36. The goal of a business: How to make profit:
• revenue or income • costs or expenses.
Profit center are those aspects of the business that directly derive income.
Cost center are those that do not directly derive income but do incur cost. (operations function is a cost)

37. COSTS
There are several different sources of operations costs in business.
input costs,
Processing
transformation costs
costs of getting products to markets.
There are also costs associated with inventory management and quality management.
Some of the different types of cost are shown in table 1.1. pg 10

38. Cost Leadership Lots of costs involved in operations.
Therefore, operations management involves cost leadership.
Aim to have the lowest costs or to be the most price-competitive in the market.
the overall business should still be profitable.
This means that operations managers must find ways to minimise costs.

39. Economies of scale
Economies of scale refers to cost advantages that can be created because of an increase in scale of business operations.
Think: ‘buying bulk’
the cost savings come from being able to purchase lower cost per unit of input
and efficiencies created from the improved use of technology and machinery.
Play 7mins

41. Activity Define good/service differentiation
How can a business differentiate a good & service? (sources of differentiation )
- Hint = look at ‘summary’
2. Explain what is Cross branding?
Define
Explain 41

42. Summary
Product differentiation means distinguishing products (goods or services) in some way from its competitors.
Sources of differentiation in goods include:
varying the actual product features
varying product quality
varying any augmented features.
Sources of differentiation in services include:
varying the amount of time spent on a service
varying the level of expertise brought to a service
varying the qualifications and experience of the service provider
varying the quality of materials/technology used in service delivery.
For both goods and services, differentiation can be created from cross branding or strategic alliances.

43. Summary
A marketing strategy which combines two offerings from separate companies. The technique is usually used to sell complementary products or services. Also called cross promotion or cross merchandising.
Apple Inc. and Nike Inc. have formed a long term partnership to jointly develop and sell “Nike+iPod” products. The "Nike + iPod Sport Kit" links Nike+ products with Apples MP3-Player iPod nano, so that performance data such as distance, pace or burned calories can be displayed on the MP3-Player’s interface.
YouTube and NBA have joined forces up to develop a special NBA Channel on the video platform, which basically is an individualised micro site providing primarily NBA material and offering user recordings of NBA games/players
Omega partnered with the James Bond franchise to help promote their watches, Daniel Craig appeared in advertisements.

44. Summary
Operations management is an essential key business function that overlaps with the other business functions such as marketing, finance and human resources management (HRM).
There are several different sources of operations costs in business. There are input costs, processing or transformation costs and the costs of getting products to markets.
Cost leadership involves aiming to have the lowest costs or to be the most price-competitive in the market.
Economies of scale refers to cost advantages that can be created because of an increase in the scale of business operations.

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46. Operations Role of Operations Management
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Strategic role of operations management
1.3 Good and/or services in different industries
1.4 Interdependence with other key business functions

47. Goods and/or services in different industries
The operations function within any business is shaped by the range and types of goods and services that are produced.

48. Standardised goods
Customised goods
mass produced,
assembly line.
uniform in quality
production focus.
varied according to the needs of customers.
produced with a market focus

49. Services in different industries
Standardised and customised.
The fast-food industry/GP = standardise/standard service.
professionally educated (depending) = customised service. (medical specialist)

50. Activity Note the difference between perishable non-perishable
intermediate goods Pg
Define
Explain 50

51. Self-service
Self-service means encouraging the customers to take the initiative to help themselves.
Some industries seek to encourage self-service. (eg. financial services sector and the travel industry encourage people to make their own transaction online).
businesses can then concentrate on customisation when a person cannot help themselves.

52. Summary Goods and services are produced differently.
Goods may be standardised (mass produced or an assembly line) or customised (varied according to the needs of customers).
Goods may be perishable or non-perishable.
The character of the goods will shape the nature of the operations processes.
Intermediate goods have gone through one set of operational processes then become inputs into further processing.
Services vary according to whether they are highly specialised or more customised.

53. Operations Role of Operations Management
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Strategic role of operations management
1.3 Good and/or services in different industries
1.4 Interdependence with other key business functions

54. Interdependence with other key business functions
1  Define the term ‘interdependence’.
3  Identify the four key functions of business.
4  Recall when interdendence occurs between the key business functions.
5  State the benefits of interdependence.

55. Summary
The range of typical business functions is operations, marketing, finance and human resources.
Interdependence refers to the mutual dependence that the key functions have on one another. This means that the various business functions work best when they work together.
In most businesses, closely related tasks are grouped together — for example, sales and marketing, finance and administration, and operations and research and development.

56. Summary
Operations refers to the business processes that involve transformation or, more generally, ‘production’.
Marketing is about meeting the needs and wants of consumers through provision of products (both goods and services) at prices that the market is prepared to pay.