1. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Beni Asllani University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Operations Strategy Operations Management - 5 th Edition Chapter 2 Roberta Russell & Bernard W. Taylor, III

2. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-2 Lecture Outline  Strategy Formulation  Competitive Priorities  Operations’ Role in Corporate Strategy  Strategy and processes

3. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-3 Strategy Formulation (1)  Mission statement (primary task) What is the firm’s business? What is the firm’s business? What is its vision for the future? What is its vision for the future?

4. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-4 Strategy Formulation (2)  Core competency (distinctive competence) What does the firm do better than anyone else? What does the firm do better than anyone else? Should create a sustainable competitive advantage. Should create a sustainable competitive advantage. Should be hard to imitate. Should be hard to imitate. Often requires cross-functional integration. Often requires cross-functional integration. Often includes partnerships with suppliers or customers. Often includes partnerships with suppliers or customers. Is dynamic and changes over time. Is dynamic and changes over time.

5. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-5 Strategy Formulation (3)  Customer requirements Order qualifiers Order qualifiers Order winners Order winners  Firm must satisfy order qualifiers in its target markets  Firm’s distinctive competence should be an order winner in the firm’s target markets

6. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-6 Strategy Formulation (4)  Positioning the Firm Strengths and weaknesses of the firm Strengths and weaknesses of the firm Present and future needs of customers Present and future needs of customers Strategies of competitors Strategies of competitors Potential of technology to help the firm get and keep customers Potential of technology to help the firm get and keep customers

7. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-7 Competitive Priorities that Operations Supports  Cost  Quality  Flexibility  Speed

8. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-8 Competitive Priorities: Cost  Lincoln Electric reduced costs by $10 million a year for 10 years reduced costs by $10 million a year for 10 years skilled machine operators save the company millions that would have been spent on automated equipment skilled machine operators save the company millions that would have been spent on automated equipment  Southwest Airlines one type of airplane facilitates crew changes, record- keeping, maintenance, and inventory costs one type of airplane facilitates crew changes, record- keeping, maintenance, and inventory costs direct flights mean no baggage transfers direct flights mean no baggage transfers $30 million annual savings in travel agent commissions by requiring customers to contact the airline directly $30 million annual savings in travel agent commissions by requiring customers to contact the airline directly

9. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-9 Operations Strategy at Wal-Mart

10. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-10 Competing on Cost Design products to have the required quality at lowest cost.Design products to have the required quality at lowest cost. Invest inInvest in -Efficient facilities & equipment -Eliminating unnecessary process steps -Eliminating waste and excess inventory -Training and developing people

11. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-11 Competitive Priorities: Quality  Ritz-Carlton - one customer at a time Every employee is empowered to satisfy a guest’s wish Every employee is empowered to satisfy a guest’s wish Teams at all levels set objectives and devise quality action plans Teams at all levels set objectives and devise quality action plans Each hotel has a quality leader Each hotel has a quality leader Quality reports tracks Quality reports tracks guest room preventive maintenance cycles guest room preventive maintenance cycles percentage of check-ins with no waiting percentage of check-ins with no waiting time spent to achieve industry-best clean room appearance time spent to achieve industry-best clean room appearance Guest Preference Reports are recorded in a database Guest Preference Reports are recorded in a database

12. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-12 Competing on Quality  Understand and exceed customer expectations  Quality expectations are different in different market segments.  Quality attracts and retains customers.

13. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-13 Competitive Priorities: Flexibility  Andersen Windows number of products offered grew from 28,000 to 86,000 number of products offered grew from 28,000 to 86,000  Custom Foot Shoe Store: customer’s feet are scanned electronically to capture measurements customer’s feet are scanned electronically to capture measurements custom shoes are mailed to the customer’s home in weeks custom shoes are mailed to the customer’s home in weeks prices are comparable to off-the-shelf shoes prices are comparable to off-the-shelf shoes  National Bicycle Industrial Company offers 11,231,862 variations offers 11,231,862 variations delivers within two weeks at costs only 10% above standard models delivers within two weeks at costs only 10% above standard models

14. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-14 Competing on Flexibility  Product features  Product or service variety  Responsiveness to changes in demand (volume)  Mass customization (individualized products)

15. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-15 Competitive Priorities: Speed  Citicorp advertises a 15-minute mortgage approval advertises a 15-minute mortgage approval  L.L. Bean ships orders the day they are received ships orders the day they are received  Hewlett-Packard produces electronic testing equipment in five days produces electronic testing equipment in five days  General Electric reduces time to manufacture circuit-breaker boxes into three days and dishwashers into 18 hours reduces time to manufacture circuit-breaker boxes into three days and dishwashers into 18 hours  Dell ships custom-built computers in two days ships custom-built computers in two days  Motorola needs less than 30 minutes to build to order pagers needs less than 30 minutes to build to order pagers

16. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-16 Competing on Speed  Rapid introduction of new products or services  Rapid delivery or fast service  Requires fast, reliable processes  Requires fast, reliable supply chains

17. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-17 Operations’ Role in Corporate Strategy  Operations provides support for a differentiated strategy  Operations serves as a firm’s distinctive competence in executing strategies better than competitors

18. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-18 Strategic Decisions in Operations Products ServicesProcessandTechnology Capacity HumanResources Quality Facilities SourcingOperatingSystems

19. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-19 Operations Strategy: Products and Services  Make-to-Order products and services are made to customer specifications after an order has been received products and services are made to customer specifications after an order has been received May be based on a new design or an existing design May be based on a new design or an existing design  Make-to-Stock products and services are made in anticipation of demand products and services are made in anticipation of demand  Assemble-to-Order products and services add options according to customer specifications products and services add options according to customer specifications

20. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-20 Production Strategy: Processes and technology  Project: one-at-a-time production of a product to customer order  Batch Production: systems process many different jobs or items at the same time in groups (or batches)  Mass Production: produces large volumes of standard products for a mass market. Limited customization is possible  Continuous Production: used for very high volume commodity products

21. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-21 More Standardized – Higher Volume Project Construction of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz was a huge project that took almost 10 years to complete. Batch Production At Martin Guitars bindings on the guitar frame are installed by hand and are wrapped with a cloth webbing until glue is dried. Mass Production Here in a clean room a worker performs quality checks on a computer assembly line. Continuous Production A paper manufacturer produces a continuous sheet paper from wood pulp slurry, which is mixed, pressed, dried, and wound onto reels.

22. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-22 Product-Process Matrix (Figure 2.3) Source: Adapted from Robert Hayes and Steven Wheelwright, Restoring the Competitive Edge: Competing Through Manufacturing (New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1984), p. 209

23. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-23 Product-Process Matrix for Manufacturing (Figure 2.4)  This matrix pictures the 4 types of traditional manufacturing processes.  For these processes, there is a tradeoff between low cost and high product flexibility (variety). Customized products are high-cost items. Customized products are high-cost items.  Newer manufacturing processes reduce or eliminate the cost penalty of high variety. Lean manufacturing and service processes Lean manufacturing and service processes Flexible manufacturing systems Flexible manufacturing systems

24. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-24 Service Strategy: Processes and Technology  Professional Service highly customized and very labor intensive highly customized and very labor intensive  Service Shop customized and labor intensive customized and labor intensive  Mass Service less customized and less labor intensive less customized and less labor intensive  Service Factory least customized and least labor intensive least customized and least labor intensive

25. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-25 Service-Process Matrix Source: Adapted from Roger Schmenner, “How Can Service Businesses Survive and Prosper?” Sloan Management Review 27(3):29

26. Copyright 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2-26 Professional Service A doctor provides personal service to each patient based on extensive training in medicine. Service Shop Although a lecture may be prepared in advance, its delivery is affected by students in each class. Mass Service A retail store provides a standard array of products from which customers may choose. Service Factory Electricity is a commodity available continuously to customers. Less Customized-Less Labor Intensive