Operations Management for Businesses

 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT FOR BUSINESSES

What do you think Operations management is?

All that is done in a business to effectively and efficiently transform input and resources into useful output is Operation management; that is Input transformed into Output.

Input to get ready when starting a business includes: Location, Process and Technology and Planning and Scheduling.

Function of Operation Management

1.     Product design

2.     Job Description

3.     Planning and scheduling

4.     Right Technology

5.     Personnel and facilities

6.     Goals and standards

7.     Supply management

8.     Inventory

Factors to consider when deciding where to locate your facility

1.     Proximity to your market

2.     Proximity to your supplies and the input materials that you require.

3.     Implication of taxes, laws and regulations within the area that you operate.

4.     Available factory space

5.     Safety and environmental

Application of operations management

1.     Product design and quality management

2.     Setting of goals and standards

3.     Organizing work

4.     Ergonomics

Your operations management takes in consideration the appropriate product design that will be sustainable over a period of time. Goals are targets and guidelines which help you operate profitably. Ergonomics is the physical condition within which you are operating. In a conducive environment your employee will give their best because most of the conditions meet their satisfaction.