operations and supply chain managment

producing, packaging, moving, storing, delivering, and other supply chain activities sustainability supply chain careers in operations and supply chain management plant manager hospital administrator branch manager project manager production control analyst supply chain manager supply chain analyst purchasing manager business process improvement analyst quality control manager lean improvement manager productivity measurement productivity is a relative measure can be compared with similar operations within its industry can be compared over time productivity may be expressed as partial measures: output to one input multifactor measures: output to a group of inputs partial productivity for energy = total output / energy cost   

competitive space four dimensions price quality delivery speed/reliability flexibility/variety efficient and effective efficient operations operate at low cost effective operations support company's strategy strategic fit determine the strategic position core capability ( competency) core capabilities: the one thing in a company can do better than its competitors the core capabilities are (VRIN) value rare inimitable non-substitutable global supply chain driven by expanding global competition changing markets world-wide