Operations: IPO, Productivity & Efficiency

What this note covers

1. Inputs, Processes and Outputs: The Operations System
2. Productivity, Efficiency and Effectiveness
3. Technology as an Operations Strategy: Four Named Types
4. Materials Management: MRP and JIT
5. Quality Strategies: QC, QA and TQM
6. Waste Minimisation, Lean Thinking and Global Operations
7. Linking Operations to Business Objectives

7 sections · 14 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes