What is Operations Management?

While marketing uncovers needs of people in general and uncovers needs of people at a particular point and books orders for the goods and services, it is the operations function of a business firm that develops goods and services and produces and delivers them to customers at the place where they desire the delivery.

MIT's Explanation of Operations Management.

Operations Management deals with the design and management of products, processes, services and supply chains. It considers the acquisition, development, and utilization of resources that firms need to deliver the goods and services their clients want.

http://mitsloan.mit.edu/omg/om-definition.php

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow

Operations management is a value-adding area of an organisation concerned with innovation, production and distribution of goods and services to customers whilst ensuring that the use of organisational resources remains efficient and effective.

http://www.strath.ac.uk/siom/whatis/



Understanding Operations Management
Open University UK Note

http://openlearn.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=397333&direct=1


Slides on Operations Management

Slides based on book by Roberta Russell and Bernard W. Taylor
919 slides
http://www.slideshare.net/taquilla/operations-management-919-slides-presentation

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