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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
L E C T U R E 3 I N T R O D U C T I O N T O O P E RAT I O N S M A N A G E M E N T
CONTINUED
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
OM Introduction continued...
The four dimensions of operations performance
RESPONSIBILITIES OF OM
FOUR DIMENSIONS OF
OPERATIONS PERFORMANCE
OPERATIONS IN A RESTAURANT/SANDWICH
STORE
Time
Variety
Quality
Price
Time
Right
Quality
Charges/consultatio
n fees
Cost
Efficiency
Quality
Product quality (how
good?)
Variety
Customer heterogeneity
Time
Responsiveness to
demand
Variety
Customer heterogeneity
Number of items on the
menu
Quality
Product quality (how
good?)
Customer survey
Courtesy of the staf
Ambience of the
restaurant.
Process quality (as good
as promised?)
Freshness
Weight of cheese
Time
Responsiveness to demand
Minutes it takes for
customer from entering
and leaving.