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International Operations and TQM

company is no longer necessarily competing against neighbors or regional firms -- that company could be competing with a similar c...

Penske and Database Use

meeting their changing needs, Levitt (1986) argues that the future of the railroad industry could have been much different. It, a...

Introduction to Operations Management Approaches

used is JIT. The Just-in-Time (JIT) philosophy that emerged in the 1970s has been shown to be an effective strategy to minimize ...

Operations Management and Small Business

is costly and too little results in lost sales and a decline in customer goodwill. It is not easy to calculate the amount of inven...

The Impact of Airport Security Measures on Management Operations

very equipment upon which food and beverages are served, in-flight food service has been faced with an unexpected need to modify i...

Operations Management and the Saturn Corporation

established in 1991, is a subsidiary of General Motors Corporation (Saturn Corporation, About, 2002). GM actually introduced the b...

Operations Management Overview

the destination market is. The determination of choices need to be based on factual statistical evidence. This is at the highest...

Technology and Its Impact Upon Management and Production Operations

the risk manager concerning the high rate of assembly accidents, some of which have been quite serious. The number of accidents h...

Student Supplied Business Economics Questions

Quantity Demanded If we look at this we see that the demand curve shifts to the left as the demand drops, however, the supply re...

Production and Liability

corporations are self-policing themselves for more accountability -- and how this action will likely carry over into the 2000s. Op...

Overview of Facilities Management

manage large projects, even though s/he may never need to actually perform that function. Any large projects likely will be outso...

The Positive Aspects of the Chain Gang

not leniency, indeed it is stiffened penalties for criminal behavior. A very important component of those penalties is the use of...

Analyses of Operations Management and Finance

may help. For example, the current ratio is a good general indicator of a businesss ability to meet its short-term financial goals...

Organizational Operating Productivity and TQM

In ten pages this paper examines how organizations can improve productivity of operations through Total Quality Management with va...

Pizza and the Compatibility of Chicken

In ten pages pizza chains' decision to include Buffalo wings among their standard menu items is discussed. Seven sources are cite...

Analyzing 'Tough Package - Here's One Measure of Economy's Health Corrugated Box Sales'

In five pages the financial functions of management decisions are analyzed and incluldes an examination of manufacturing operation...

Job Structure Compensation Determination

In six pages three basic groups are examined in a small regional retail chain's efforts to develop a new compensation system. Fiv...

Operations Management and Health Care

In fifteen pages this paper will examine what qualifies as decent management when it comes to health care operations. Two sources...

Appraisal System of Eastern Hemisphere Black and Decker

In five pages this essay presents a case study for a Black and Decker appraisal system for the Eastern Hemisphere with background ...

Younkers and Carson Pirie Scott's Takeover Bid

In a paper consisting of five pages the attempted hostile takeover of Younkers, a department store chain, by Carson Pirie Scoot is...

General Motors' Labor Relations and Management

In five pages this paper discusses how unions impact upon General Motors' operations in this consideration of management and labor...

Technology's Impact upon Operations and Production Management

In five pages this paper discusses operations and production management in an assessment of how each has been affected by technolo...

Small Retail Business Marketing and Management

In fifteen pages this paper examines a small carpet retailer's operations in a comprehensive marketing and management analysis. S...

Retail Department Store Chain Financial Director Responsibilities and Duties

At age 45, she feels confident that there are still significant opportunities available to her but she is content in the position ...

Prisons, Management, and Leadership

In twelve pages leadership and management are considered within the context of prison operations. Six sources are cited in the bi...

Management Theory and the Five Essential Functions

This six page paper reviews what is considered the five essential functions in management. These functions are delineated as to t...

Phases of Project Management

In eight pages Definition, Analysis, Design, Program, System Test, Acceptance, and Operation phases of project management are cons...

Overview of the Campbell's Soup Company

as David Ogilvy, Lee Iacocca, Estee Lauder and Douglas R. Conant can be characterized as leading like emperors since they "run the...

Global Manager Impact and Globalization

In eight pages the changes in management operations and the role of a manager as the result of globalization are examined in a con...

Acitivity Based Costing Explanation

In six pages the operation of activity based costing is discussed in an argument that it is more accurate than other methods of ma...