Q1
Pick an organization that you are most familiar with. It could be the organization you are currently working for or have worked with recently, your own business, your family business, your friends business, or a business you are very familiar with in any other way. Reflect on the following questions:
· What is the purpose of the organization? What are the products/services of this organization?
· Describe the operations function in this organization. What are the responsibilities of this function? What activities take place in this function?
· What is the importance of the operations function? What would be the consequences of eliminating Operations from the organization? Can Operations be completely eliminated from an organization?
Q2
Watch these three.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0073403385/student_view0/chapter1/video_clips.html#”>videos. Which video did you like the most? Write your impressions of the three videos. Besides your general impressions discuss the following points based on the three videos:
What is OM?: Operations Management is applicable as much to service operations as to manufacturing.
Operations Management: Featuring St. Alexius Medical Center: Operations Management can be utilized to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare operations.
BP: Greenhouse Gas Reduction Project: Efficient and lean operations add value to business and improve the financial performance.
Make a 100200 word post first, and then read and respond to your classmates posts.