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Operations Management Assignment - Al Tareeqah Management Studies - SBS Swiss Business School, UAE

Part A - Questions:

1- What are the wastes identified by the hospital management in their health facility?

2- How approaches did the hospital management embrace to address these wastes using Toyota way?

3- What are the similarities between the hospital and cars that made management adopt Toyota way in improvement?

4- What is lean methodology and what are its principles? Does Lean affect performance? Is there evidence from literature of its impact on performance, competitiveness and cost reductions?

Part B - Questions:

1- Analyze Boeing strategy in the location selection and layout of the venue where the airplanes are manufactured.

2- What is the type of inventory management does Boeing embrace? How does Boeing manage its inventory? Why it is important to manage inventory?

3- Describe and critique the company's strategy to overcome delays in manufacturing.

4- What other strategies Boeing is planning to implement to cut cycle times?

Part C - Answer any one of the following questions:

1. What are the differences between modern customization in operations management and the concept of Ford's assembly line? Which one address more appropriately the volatility of global markets?

2. "Taylorism is based on the belief that improving the internal capacity of the company through competent, skilled and trained staff and through specialization and labor division are the key to higher performance. Nevertheless, it does not consider the changes that occur outside the company in the market. Does Taylorism exhibit a gap in strategic operations management which can be complemented by customization and global strategies? Discuss this assumption.

Attachment:- Operations Management Assignment File.rar