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College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1

Deadline: 16/10/2020 @ 23:59

Course Name: Operation Management Student’s Name:

Course Code: MGT311 Student’s ID Number:

Semester: 1st CRN:

Academic Year: 1441/1442 H

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Instructor’s Name: Students’ Grade: Level of Marks:

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Assignment Question(s): (Marks 10)

1) Describe the nature of operations management in the following organizations. In

doing this:

a) Describe the operation process of the production system ( input, transformation

and output).

b) Identify operations decisions (process, quality, capacity, inventory and supply

chain).

• A Plastic manufacturing

• An external accountant office

(Marks 8) (word count maximum:500)

2) Take a tour of the Woodart factory answer the following questions:

a) Describe the process used? (Marks 1)

b) What alternative process can be used in Woodart factory? (Marks 1) (word

count maximum: 100)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFomXXXYMXw&ab_channel=WoodartPres

ents

1)

A - The production system of an organization is essential and is involved in producing the

products of the organization. The production system involves resources following a defined path in

the system. The resources are combined for transformation in a controlled manner. The

transformation process takes one or more inputs and outputs and adds value to them. Production is an

organized activity and every system in production has an objective. Different inputs are transformed

into useful outputs. In organizations where the inputs are defined as the raw materials, it is easier to

identify the transformation involved.

For example, in a plastic manufacturing company, the inputs and raw materials include

natural products or synthesized primary chemicals such as oil, natural gas and coal. Atoms of the raw

materials are joined to form polymers which form thermoplastics (Huixin & Zhang, 2019). For an

external accounting office, the input includes customers and the information being processed. The

transformational resources which are termed as inputs include land, equipment and even staff. The

outputs of an external accounting company include accounting reports, audit reports, and business

strategies. The transformation process in accounting involves changes in the ownership of

information. The production system also has a feedback channel set up to ensure an organization is

aware of the activities to come up with better ways in which they can improve and optimize system

performances.

B - The decision-making process involves analyzing proposals and settling on a particular

proposal in an organization entity. Decision-making process involves settling on a particular action

course by making use of cognitive processes. The cognitive processes include memory, thinking and

evaluation (Heizer, 2016). The process and capacity design involves decisions on the physical

process and the facility used in the production of goods or services. The decisions also highlight the

associated workplace practices. In the case of plastic manufacturing process, decisions may include

the thermoplastic and thermoset processing methods such as extrusion and calendaring. For the

external accounting company, the decision may involve the lease on the property.

Quality decisions are associated with the general quality of the product produced or the

service provided. There are standards that must be set in accordance with the regulations provided as

well as the frequent training of employees (Heizer, 2016). Capacity involves the companies having

the right amount of capacity at the right place and time. Capacity involves meeting schedules,

facilities and equipment. For example, for the external accounting organization it involves having a

schedule for all the activities involving people including workers’ shifts and the size of physical

facilities for the plastic manufacturing company.

The inventory is used in determining the order, amount of order and management of the flow

of materials within an organization including stationeries. The supply chain involves having in place

the best strategies to streamline, reduce costs and develop trusted business partners. The external

accounting office systems are presented under two forms namely; management accounting and

financial accounting. The two different forms of accounting have different accounting and thus plans

should get set giving in depth consideration on both.

(2)

A - wood art factory uses high standard for wooden arts and it is for that reason they

incorporate the use of technology and machine. The use of technology and machine ensures that the

standards are matched.

B - The alternative process that can get used by Woodart factory would be crafting where

handmade arts from wood are explored. The downside of such a venture would be increase in labor

costs and time taken to make the art.

REFERENCES

Heizer, J. (2016). Operations management, 11/e. Pearson Education India.

Huixin, Y. U. A. N., & Zhang, W. (2019). U.S. Patent Application No. 16/231,000.

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