Total Operations Solutions
A holistic approach to Operations Management, this book focuses on value chain management, addresses new and current issues, and covers an implementation program to demonstrate how to put the methodology into practice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Total Operations Solutions
Foundation Stones
To achieve and retain competitive advantage it is necessary to consider the five foundation stones' of the Infrastructure Facilities pillar namely:
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Sourcing strategy: To ensure an operation advantage in a global market.
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Appropriate technology: To define the optimum choice of processes and an appropriate level of technology.
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Flexibility and lean process: To highlight the ability and agility of facilities to adapt the operation to the changing need of customers, process or materials.
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Reliability and maintenance: To underline the operational measures for facilities for quality advantage, speed, dependability and efficiency (cost).
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Performance management and Balanced Scorecard: To define the key indices with which the competitive parameters of infrastructure facilities can be measured, monitored and improved in the context of the total business.
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