Reference no: EM133171881
Management In Organisations
Task 1: Read the questions below and SKIM the Chapter 1 text to locate the answers.
1.What is the text about? - you have 5 seconds! Use 4 or 5 words ONLY.
2. Look at how the sections are numbered. Why have they been numbered this way?
3. Text structure: Organise the below into the correct order
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Section
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1
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Operations Performance
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2
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Time Buffering
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3
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Unified Service Theory
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4
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Session learning outcomes
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5
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Glebe Farm case
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6
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Introduction
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7
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Conceptual model
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8
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Task
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9
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Operation in Perspective
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10
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Trade-offs
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11
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Your task
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12
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Capacity
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13
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Operations Management in Context
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14
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Key Operations Phenomena and Concepts
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15
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Inventory
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16
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The Torch Game
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Task 2: Detailed reading
1.Where would you find a definition for ‘trade-off'?
2. What is the difference between sections 1.1.1 and 1.1.2?
3. What are the six performance objectives?
4. What is the purpose of the Torch Game?
5. What is the purpose of Task 1.1.4?
6. Which three laws of operations management are covered in this document?
DRAW a table below to NOTE your answer:
7. What are all six related laws of operations management? DRAW a table below to NOTE your answer:
8. Can you define the difference between a law, a theory and a strategy (e.g. Law of Variability, the Unified Service Theory and the Reduce Variation and Uncertainty strategy)?
9. With the above in mind, find the sentence below in the Chapter 1 text, and consider how the illustrated laws, theories and strategies interact with each other.
Task 3: Practising the same process for Chapter 2.
SKIM the Chapter 2 text
1.What is the text about? - you have 5 seconds! Use 4 or 5 words ONLY.
2. Note the structure of the text below. Highlight the sections that you think are most important.
3a. Locate the terms stated in the table within Chapter 2.
3b. Read the explanation of the terms, then close the Chapter. Now VERBALLY summarise two of the terms out loud.
3c. Write a summary of the term in the table below.
Task 4:
CONSIDER how Chapter 2 relates to Chapter 1. E.g. similarities/differences/progression/links
Task 5:
Make notes on how Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 relate to each other.
For example, perhaps the laws in Chapter 1 link to laws in Chapter 2. If so, how?
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