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CHAPTER 1CHAPTER 1
OPERATIONSMANAGEMENT
 
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IntroductionIntroduction
Operations system
:The part of an organizationthat produces the organization’s physical goods or services
Inputs (4Ms)•Man•Material•Machine•MethodConversionProcess(Value Adding)Outputs•Goods•ServicesComparison:Actual vs desired
Adjustments Needed?•Measurement•Money (Capital)Monitor OutputVariation:Random,Assignable
 
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HISTORICAL OUTLINEHISTORICAL OUTLINE
Historical development of Operations Management1776
Specialisation of Labor in manufacturing
Adam Smith
1832Division of Labor by skill, assignment of  jobs by skill
Charles Babbage
1900Scientific management
Frederick WTaylor 
1900Motion study of jobsFrank B Gilbreth
1901
Scheduling of jobs, machinesHenry L. Gantt
1915
Economic lot sizes for inventory controlF.W.Harris
1927
Human relations: Hawthorne studiesElton Mayo
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