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OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT 17TH EDITION BY F. ROBERT
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1. Using Exhibit 1.3 as a model, describe the source-make-deliver-return relationships in the
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Source: Aircraft manufacturer, in-flight food, repair parts, computer systems
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Resolve any post-service issues such as lost or damaged luggage
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Make: Manufacturing of vehicles and components or subassemblies to be sold as spare
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Source: Medical supplies, cleaning services, disposal services, food services, qualified
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Make: Inpatient rooms, outpatient clinics, emergency room, operating rooms
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Deliver: Scheduling patients, providing treatment, ambulance service, family counseling
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Return: Billing errors, follow up visits
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Source: Supplies needed for the office, underwriters, legal authority to operate
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, Make: Establish policy guidelines and pricing, field agent/representative and facility
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network, develop Internet service capabilities, establish preferred vehicle repair service
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Deliver: Meet with and advise clients, write policies, process and pay claims Return:
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refund of overpayments
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2. Define the service package of your college or university. What is its strongest element?
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its weakest one?
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The categories with examples are:
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Facilitating goods – class schedules, computers, books, chalk
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Implicit services – status and reputation (e.g., Ivy League schools)
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At Indiana University and the University of Southern California, among their strongest elements
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are their business schools and their Operations Management programs (of course). Both also
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have very dedicated alumni networks. A weak element of Indiana University is its weak
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football program; for USC, weak elements are on-campus parking and housing.
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3. What service industry has impressed you the most with its innovativeness?
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Our vote goes to cruise lines which have introduced such onboard innovations as wave machines
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for belly boarding and rock climbing walls, as well as all sorts of other amenities to keep cruisers
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involved. The industry is doing record business as well.
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Some of the standout companies in less innovative industries are Bank of America (has a
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formalized research program to try out new customer services/amenities such as video screens in
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next to teller lines), Intuit (e.g., putting Quicken money management software online), Ikea,
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JetBlue Airlines, and Progressive Insurance (discussed later in the book).
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4. What is product-service bundling and what are the benefits to customers?
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Product-service bundling is adding Value-added services to a firm’s product offerings to create ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju
more value for the customer. This provides benefits in two areas. First, this differentiates the
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organization from the competition. Secondly, these services tie customers to the organization
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in a positive way. Alternatively, bundling can also involve adding products to a service, for
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example, adding the sale of convenience items and snacks at a hotel.
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5. What is the difference between a service and a good?
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A service is an intangible process (you can’t hold it in your hands), while a good is the physical
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output of a process.
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6. Look at the job postings at http://www.indeed.com and evaluate the opportunities for an
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OSM major with several years of experience.
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, There are pages and pages of these when you do a search on operations supply chain
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management. Here are some examples:
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FMC Corporation
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US - PA - Philadelphia
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This is your opportunity to join the Agricultural Products Group (APG) and work on the team
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responsible for global active ingredient planning. You'll serve as a central Supply Planner
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working in tandem ...
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Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU)
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US - TX - Lake Jackson - Nearest Metro area - South Houston
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Education Accredited university degree in Business or Marketing with certification in ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju
Purchasing, Inventory Management, or Logistics. Accredited Purchasing Practitioner (APP) or
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Certified Purchasing ...
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Cintas Corporation
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US - OH - Mason
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High School diploma or GED required, 4 year degree preferred Knowledge of and experience
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using Internet and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Email) 3 years management
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experience preferred ...
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US - CO - Denver
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CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSES • Valid Driver’s License and car insurance. • Certified Purchasing ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju ju
Manager certification (C.P.M.) preferred. • Certified Food Purchasing Manager ...
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ARAMARK Corporation
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US - TX - Houston
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Chemical, or Food Operations strongly preferred. • Minimum 5 years Lean manufacturing
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experience coupled ...
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7. Recent outsourcing of parts and services that had previously been produced internally is
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addressed by which current issue facing operations and supply management today?
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The coordination of relationships between mutually supportive but separate organizations.
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8. What factors account for the resurgence of interest in OSCM today?
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With companies facing competition on a global scale, and ever-advancing manufacturing and
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information technologies, firms realize the competitive advantage their OSCM functions can
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