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The Strategic Importance of
Operations
DMA Kukasooriya
ISL-Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
(Director-PMD,NIBM)
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Operations Management
Organization
Finance Operations Marketing
Operations is a function or system that transforms
inputs in to outputs of greater value. Operations
Management design and operation of productive
systems
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
How do we Understand Operations?
1. Identify Issues of operations
2. Define gaps
3. Creating Solutions - Product development
4. Designing a process
5. Managing the process
6. Operation Research for development
7. Improvement of processes
8. Innovation of new products and processes
Value-Added
The difference between the cost of inputs
and the value or price of outputs.
Inputs
Material
Labor
Capital
Transformation/
Conversion
process
Outputs
Goods
Services
Control
Feedback
FeedbackFeedback
Value added
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Business Operations Overlap
Marketing
Operations
Finance
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Operations Management includes:
◦ Forecasting
◦ Capacity planning
◦ Scheduling
◦ Managing inventories
◦ Assuring quality
◦ Motivating employees
◦ And more . . .
Steel production
Automobile fabrication
House building
Road construction
Dressmaking
Farming
Auto Repair
Appliance repair
Maid Service
Manual car wash
Teaching
Lawn mowing
Low service content
High goods content
High service content
Low goods content
Increasing
goods content
Increasing
service content
Goods-service continuum
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Stage of Production Value
Added
Value of
Product
Farmer produces and harvests wheat $0.15 $0.15
Wheat transported to mill $0.08 $0.23
Mill produces flour $0.15 $0.38
Flour transported to baker $0.08 $0.46
Baker produces bread $0.54 $1.00
Bread transported to grocery store $0.08 $1.08
Grocery store displays and sells bread $0.21 $1.29
Total Value-Added $1.29
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Types of Operations
Operations Examples
Goods Producing Farming, mining, construction,
manufacturing, power generation
Storage/Transportation Warehousing, trucking, mail
service, moving, taxis, buses,
hotels, airlines
Exchange Retailing, wholesaling, banking,
renting, leasing, library, loans
Entertainment Films, radio and television,
concerts, recording
Communication Newspapers, radio and television
newscasts, telephone, satellites
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Food Processor
Inputs Processing Outputs
Raw Vegetables Cleaning Canned
vegetablesMetal Sheets Making cans
Water Cutting
Energy Cooking
Labor Packing
Building Labeling
Equipment
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Hospital Process
Inputs Processing Outputs
Doctors, nurses Examination Healthy
patientsHospital Surgery
Medical Supplies Monitoring
Equipment Medication
Laboratories Therapy
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Operations Interfaces
Public Relations
Accounting
Industrial
Engineering
Operations
Maintenance
PersonnelPurchasing
Distribution
MIS
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Decision Making
System Design
– capacity
– location
– arrangement of departments
– product and service planning
– acquisition and placement of
equipment
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Decision Making
System operation
– personnel
– inventory
– scheduling
– project
management
– quality assurance
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Major Characteristics of Production Systems
Degree of standardization
Type of operation
– project
– job shop
– repetitive production
– continuous processing
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Manufacturing or Service?
Tangible Act
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Manufacturing vs Service
Characteristic
Output
Customer contact
Uniformity of input
Labor content
Uniformity of output
Measurement of productivity
Opportunity to correct
Manufacturing
Tangible
Low
High
Low
High
Easy
High
Service
Intangible
High
Low
High
Low
Difficult
Low
quality problems
High
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Responsibilities of Operations Management
Products & services
Planning
– Capacity
– Location
–
– Make or buy
– Layout
– Projects
– Scheduling
Controlling
– Inventory
– Quality
Organizing
– Degree of centralization
– Subcontracting
Staffing
– Hiring/laying off
– Use of Overtime
Directing
– Incentive plans
– Issuance of work orders
– Job assignments
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Models
A model is an abstraction of reality.
– Physical
– Schematic
– Mathematical
What are the pros and cons of models?
Tradeoffs
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Systems Approach
“The whole is greater than
the sum of the parts.”
Suboptimization
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Quantitative Approaches
• Linear programming
• Queuing Techniques
• Inventory models
• Project models
• Statistical models
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Pareto Phenomenon
• A vital few things are important for reaching
an objective or solving a problem.
• 80/20 Rule - 80% of problems are caused by
20% of the activities.
How do we identify the vital few?
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
 The Internet
 E-Business
 Supply Chain Management
 Lean manufacturing
 Six Sigma Quality
Recent Trends
121
154
193
234
29451
57
64
78
98
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
IT/BPO Export Revenue
IT Revenue $m BPO Revenue $m
173
213
258
312
392
5th Largest Export revenue earner for Sri Lanka
Workforce
35,000
direct
employment
Suppliers’
Suppliers
Direct
Suppliers Producer Distributor
Final
Consumer
Simple Product Supply Chain
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
Continuing Trends
• Quality and process improvement
• Technology
• Globalization
• Operations strategy
• Environmental issues
28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)

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Introduction to operations

  • 1. The Strategic Importance of Operations DMA Kukasooriya ISL-Certified Six Sigma Black Belt (Director-PMD,NIBM) 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 2. Operations Management Organization Finance Operations Marketing Operations is a function or system that transforms inputs in to outputs of greater value. Operations Management design and operation of productive systems 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 3. 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc) How do we Understand Operations? 1. Identify Issues of operations 2. Define gaps 3. Creating Solutions - Product development 4. Designing a process 5. Managing the process 6. Operation Research for development 7. Improvement of processes 8. Innovation of new products and processes
  • 4. Value-Added The difference between the cost of inputs and the value or price of outputs. Inputs Material Labor Capital Transformation/ Conversion process Outputs Goods Services Control Feedback FeedbackFeedback Value added 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 6. Operations Management includes: ◦ Forecasting ◦ Capacity planning ◦ Scheduling ◦ Managing inventories ◦ Assuring quality ◦ Motivating employees ◦ And more . . .
  • 7. Steel production Automobile fabrication House building Road construction Dressmaking Farming Auto Repair Appliance repair Maid Service Manual car wash Teaching Lawn mowing Low service content High goods content High service content Low goods content Increasing goods content Increasing service content Goods-service continuum 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 8. Stage of Production Value Added Value of Product Farmer produces and harvests wheat $0.15 $0.15 Wheat transported to mill $0.08 $0.23 Mill produces flour $0.15 $0.38 Flour transported to baker $0.08 $0.46 Baker produces bread $0.54 $1.00 Bread transported to grocery store $0.08 $1.08 Grocery store displays and sells bread $0.21 $1.29 Total Value-Added $1.29 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 9. Types of Operations Operations Examples Goods Producing Farming, mining, construction, manufacturing, power generation Storage/Transportation Warehousing, trucking, mail service, moving, taxis, buses, hotels, airlines Exchange Retailing, wholesaling, banking, renting, leasing, library, loans Entertainment Films, radio and television, concerts, recording Communication Newspapers, radio and television newscasts, telephone, satellites 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 10. Food Processor Inputs Processing Outputs Raw Vegetables Cleaning Canned vegetablesMetal Sheets Making cans Water Cutting Energy Cooking Labor Packing Building Labeling Equipment 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 11. Hospital Process Inputs Processing Outputs Doctors, nurses Examination Healthy patientsHospital Surgery Medical Supplies Monitoring Equipment Medication Laboratories Therapy 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 13. Decision Making System Design – capacity – location – arrangement of departments – product and service planning – acquisition and placement of equipment 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 14. Decision Making System operation – personnel – inventory – scheduling – project management – quality assurance 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 15. Major Characteristics of Production Systems Degree of standardization Type of operation – project – job shop – repetitive production – continuous processing 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 16. Manufacturing or Service? Tangible Act 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 17. Manufacturing vs Service Characteristic Output Customer contact Uniformity of input Labor content Uniformity of output Measurement of productivity Opportunity to correct Manufacturing Tangible Low High Low High Easy High Service Intangible High Low High Low Difficult Low quality problems High 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 18. Responsibilities of Operations Management Products & services Planning – Capacity – Location – – Make or buy – Layout – Projects – Scheduling Controlling – Inventory – Quality Organizing – Degree of centralization – Subcontracting Staffing – Hiring/laying off – Use of Overtime Directing – Incentive plans – Issuance of work orders – Job assignments 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 19. Models A model is an abstraction of reality. – Physical – Schematic – Mathematical What are the pros and cons of models? Tradeoffs 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 20. Systems Approach “The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.” Suboptimization 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 21. Quantitative Approaches • Linear programming • Queuing Techniques • Inventory models • Project models • Statistical models 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 22. Pareto Phenomenon • A vital few things are important for reaching an objective or solving a problem. • 80/20 Rule - 80% of problems are caused by 20% of the activities. How do we identify the vital few? 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 23.  The Internet  E-Business  Supply Chain Management  Lean manufacturing  Six Sigma Quality Recent Trends
  • 24. 121 154 193 234 29451 57 64 78 98 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 IT/BPO Export Revenue IT Revenue $m BPO Revenue $m 173 213 258 312 392 5th Largest Export revenue earner for Sri Lanka Workforce 35,000 direct employment
  • 25. Suppliers’ Suppliers Direct Suppliers Producer Distributor Final Consumer Simple Product Supply Chain 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)
  • 26. Continuing Trends • Quality and process improvement • Technology • Globalization • Operations strategy • Environmental issues 28/6/2015 DMA Kulasooriya,NIBM (UCD -BSc)