03-498 -89-1 SAADIA ROLLING MILLS In January 1989, Asim Noor, General Manager Saadia Rolling Mills (SRM), Badami Bagh, Lahore, Pakistan, was contemplating several recent developments in the iron billet market. Asim was concerned because in its production of iron reinforcement rods SRM used about 20 tonnes of iron billets every month. Iron billets were being produced in only two locations in Pakistan, Lahore and Karachi. […]

International Project management is very essential to control resource usage to ensure quality productions. International projects involve many people with different cultures and backgrounds. It is therefore necessary to have management system that harmonizes the cultural, social, political and economic differences amongst them. Project manager should be tactical and wise in decision making to ensure every project member is well catered for and maximum utilization […]

Statistical process control is important in a process design because it can show the characteristics from a certain behavior, operation, or task over a period of time. It is important to collect the data and report results as the process is occurring, so that immediate corrective actions can be taken. This helps in controlling the quality and the deviation beyond acceptable limits. In simple terms, […]

Production and operations management a process that mixes and converts many resources that are consumed in the production and operation subsector of the firm to add value on to the services according to the organization policies. It is concerned with changing of several inputs to the desired products and services that contain the required level of quality. Since consumers globally have become competitive, there is […]

Retailing is now one of the world’s largest industries and it is in a permanent state of change. This change has been accelerating over the past decade, (Zentes et al. , 2011: Pg. 1). This sector is not only more competitive than in the past but the consumer is also increasingly more demanding and more complex, (Gordon et al. , 2006: Pg. 22). Retailers have […]

The current operations management strategies being employed by the two companies namely Ford Motors as well as Hard Rock can be characterized as an innovative way of putting quality and profitability in sheer balance. Both companies operate in an international setting and employ a diverse workforce with mixed cultures. Even if these factors hold for both companies, it is a operational wonder how both manage […]

Our core purpose to create value for customers to earn their lifetime loyalty and provide quality (Tesco plc). Clearly states its values and what Tesco believes in to have a successful business; it opened its first stores in 1929 founded by Jack Cohen. The report explains and evaluates the operation functions such as Quality and what Tesco do to maintain quality, Tesco set their own […]

Review core capabilities. Core capabilities are critical issues in operations management. Why are core capabilities an asset? Are there any instances in which a firm’s core capabilities can be a liability rather than an asset? In general, core capabilities are an organization’s key ability that sets it aside from competitors. According to Qfinance, the definition of core capabilities is a key ability or strength that […]

FALL 2011 2011 Deadline: October 26, Middle East Technical University – Northern Cyprus Campus BUS 361 Operations Management Homework 1 – Solutions 1. Fruit Computer Company manufactures memory chips in lots of ten chips. From past experience, Fruit knows that 80% of all lots contain 10% (1 out of 10) defective chips, 20% of all lots contain 50% (5 out of 10) defective chips. If […]

Apple Inc’s. operations management (OM) includes the utilization of the 10 choices of OM to guarantee that all parts of the business are running easily. In operations management, the 10 choices identify with so much perspectives as item plan, quality administration, procedure and limit structure, and location strategy, just as stock administration, among other operational zones. Apple Inc. is the multinational company which has worldwide […]