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Global Operations Ch 1 & 6
Dr. Gavidia
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Business
Undergraduate 4
09/12/2011

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Service
Definition
Intangible, interaction with the customer, heterogeneous, perishable and time dependent, evaluated as a package of features
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Goods
Definition
tangible, homogeneous (mostly), can be stored, physical dimensions, can be patented
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operations and supply management (OSM)
Definition
design, operation, and improvement of the systems that create and deliver the firm's primary products and services
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servitization
Definition
building service activites to support a firm's product offerings
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efficiency
Definition
doing something at the lowest possible cost
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effectiveness
Definition
doing the right things to create the most value for the company
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value
Definition
the ratio of quality to price paid. competitive 'happiness' is being able to increase quality and reduce price while maintaining or improving profit margins
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mass customization
Definition
the ability to customize products while still maintaining economies of scale
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sustainability
Definition
the ability to maintain balance in a system
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triple bottom line
Definition
relates to the economic, employee and environmental impact of the firms strategy
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Total Quality Management (TQM)
Definition

managing the entire organization so that it excels on all dimensions of products and services that are important to the customer

  • total: responsibility of all divisions of the company
  • quality: utility of the good/service at an acceptable price
  • MGMT- MGMT begets and improves quality
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Design Quality
Definition
the inherent value of the product in the marketplace, customer satisfaction with product
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Conformance Quality
Definition
the degree to which the product or service design specifications are met
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Quality at the Source
Definition
the person who does the work is responsible for ensuring that specifications are met
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Dimensions of Quality
Definition
  • Performance
  • Features
  • Durability/reliability
  • Serviceability
  • Aesthetics
  • Percieved Quality
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Cost of Quality
Definition

expenditures related to achieving product/service quality

 

  • Prevention
  • Appraisal
  • Internal failure
  • External failure
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2 types of variation
Definition
  • random- inherent of the process itself
  • assignable- can be identified and solved
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ISO 9000
Definition

an international reference for quality mgmt requirements in B2B dealings

  • customer focus
  • leadership
  • involvement of people
  • process approach
  • system approach to mgmt
  • continual improvement
  • factual approach to decision making
  • mutually beneficial supplier relationships
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ISO 14000
Definition

international standards for environmental mgmt

  • 350 international standards for managing air, water, and soil quality
  • a strategic approach by defining the requirements of an environmental mgmt system that can be implemented using monitoring tools
  • encourages the inclusion of environmental aspects in product design and development of profitable environmentally friendly products/services
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Cp
Definition

min acceptable = 1.33

 

USL-LSL/6σ

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Cpk
Definition

use when product is off target

 

Min(μ-LSL/3σ, USL-μ/3σ)

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xbar
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Rbar
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p-chart
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c-chart
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