Transcript Chapter 1, Heizer/Render, 5th edition
Operations Management
Operations Strategy in a Global Environment Chapter 2
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Outline
A GLOBAL VIEW OF OPERATIONS
DEVELOPING MISSIONS AND STRATEGIES
ACHIEVING COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH OPERATIONS
Differentiation, Cost, Response
ISSUES IN OPERATIONS STRATEGY
Research, Preconditions, Dynamics
STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION
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Outline - Continued
GLOBAL OPERATIONS STRATEGY OPTIONS
International Strategy
Multidomestic Strategy
Global Strategy
Transnational Strategy
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Learning Objectives
When you complete this chapter, you should be able to
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Identify or Define
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Mission
Strategy Ten Decisions of OM Multinational Corporations
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Learning Objectives - Continued
Describe or Explain
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Specific approaches used by OM to achieve strategies
Differentiation
Low Cost
Response
Four Global Operations Strategies
Why Global Issues are Important
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Examples of Global Strategies
Boeing – both sales and production are worldwide.
Benetton – moves inventory to stores around the world faster than its competitor by building flexibility into design, production, and distribution Sony – purchases components from suppliers in Thailand, Malaysia, and around the world GM is building four similar plants in Argentina, Poland, China, and Thailand PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-6 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Boeing Suppliers (777)
Firm Alenia AeroSpace Technologies CASA Fuji Country Italy Australia Spain Japan GEC Avionics Korean Air Menasco Aerospace Short Brothers United Kingdom Korea Canada Ireland Singapore Aerospace PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e Singapore 2-7 Parts Wing flaps Rudder Ailerons Landing gear doors, wing section Flight computers Flap supports Landing gears Landing gear doors Landing gear doors © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Global Organizations, Agreements
Free trade zones receive preferential tariff treatment.
World Trade Organization (WTC) lowers barriers to free flow of goods across borders. North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): a free trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, USA.
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Reasons to Globalize Operations
Tangible Reduce costs (labor, taxes, tariffs, etc.) Improve the supply chain Provide better goods and services Attract new markets Learn to improve operations Attract and retain global talent Intangible PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-9 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Improve SC: locating facilities in countries where unique resources, i.e., expertise, labor, raw material exist.
Provide better goods and services -better understanding of culture leads to more efficient customization -reduce response time to meet customer’s changing product and service requirements.
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Attract new markets-international firms find opportunities for new products and services.
-increase sales -diversify their customer base -add production flexibility to switch b/w good and bad economies.
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To Establish Global Services
Determine if sufficient people or facilities exist to support the service Identify foreign markets that are open - not controlled by governments Determine what services are of most interest to foreign customers Determine how to reach global customers PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-12 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
You May Wish To Consider
national literacy rate rate of innovation rate of technology change number of skilled workers stability of government product liability laws export restrictions similarity in language PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-13 work ethic tax rates inflation availability of raw materials interest rates population number of miles of highway © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Cultural and Ethical Issues
Cultures differ! Some accept/expect: variations in punctuality long lunch hours expectation of thievery Bribery, child labor little protection of intellectual property Requirement for common laws and regulations for global uniformity.
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Developing Missions and Strategies
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Mission
Where are we going?
What do we provide society?
What’s our purpose?
What’s our reason for being?
•Provides boundaries & focus for organizations •Functional areas have supporting missions for the company mission.
•Supporting missions for 10 OM functions PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-16 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Mission of FedEx
FedEx is committed to our People-Service-Profit philosophy. We will produce outstanding financial returns by providing total reliable, competitively superior, global air-ground transportation of high priority goods and documents that require rapid, time-certain delivery. Equally important, positive control of each package will be maintained using real time electronic tracking and tracing systems. A complete record of each shipment and delivery will be presented with our request for payment. We will be helpful, courteous, and professional to each other and the public. We will strive to have a completely satisfied customer at the end of each transaction.
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Sample Mission - Merck
The mission of Merck is to provide society with superior products and services - innovations and solutions that improve the quality of life and satisfy customer needs - to provide employees with meaningful work and advancement opportunities and investors with a superior rate of return PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-18 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Mission of the Hard Rock Café
To spread the spirit of Rock ‘n’ Roll by delivering an exceptional entertainment and dining experience. We are committed to being an important, contributing member of our community and offering the Hard Rock family a fun, healthy, and nurturing work environment while ensuring our long-term success.
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Strategy
Mission where are we going?
Strategy how can we get there?
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Strategy Process
Company Mission Business Strategy Functional Area mission/strategies Marketing Decisions PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e Operations Decisions 2-21 Fin./Acct.
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Concepts of a mission
Firms achieve mission in 3 conceptual ways: 1) Product Differentiation 2) Low cost 3) Quick response Competitive advantage PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-22 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Competing on Differentiation
Differentiation is providing uniqueness Uniqueness can go beyond both the physical characteristics and service attributes to encompass everything that impacts customer’s perception of value Limited by imagination Ex: “Experience differentiation” in Magic Kingdom, Hard Rock Cafe, Migros PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-23 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Competing on Cost
Provide the maximum value as perceived by customer Does not imply low value or low quality Effective use of resources to decrease costs Ex: Reduced warehousing costs, direct shipment from manufacturer in Wallmart PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-24 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Competing on Response
Flexible response: is the ability to match design/volume changes in market ex: HP Reliability of scheduling: ex: German M/C industry Quickness in design, production, delivery Requires institutionalization within the firm ability to respond of the PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-25 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
10 Strategic OM Decisions
Goods & service design Quality Process & capacity design Location selection Layout design Human resource and job design Supply-chain management Inventory Scheduling Maintenance PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-26 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
OM’s Contribution to Strategy
Operations Decisions Product Examples Specific Strategy Used Quality Process Sony’s constant innovation of new products HP’s ability to follow the printer market Southwest Airlines No-frills service FLEXIBILITY
Design Volume
LOW COST Location Layout Pizza Hut’s five-minute guarantee at lunchtime Federal Express’s “absolutely, positively on time” DELIVERY
Speed Dependability
Human Resource Supply Chain Motorola’s automotive products ignition systems Motorola’s pagers Inventory IBM’s after-sale service on mainframe computers Scheduling Maintenance Fidelity Security’s broad line of mutual funds QUALITY
Conformance Performance
AFTER-SALE SERVICE BROAD PRODUCT LINE Competitive Advantage Differentiation (Better) Cost leadership (Cheaper) Response (Faster)
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Goods & Services and the 10 OM Decisions
Operations Decisions
Goods & services decisions Quality Process and capacity design
Goods
Product is usually tangible Objective quality standards Customer not involved in most of process PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-28
Services
Product is usually intangible Subjective quality standards Customer may be directly involved in process. Capacity must match demand to avoid lost sales © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Goods & Services and the 10 OM Decisions – Continued
Operations Decisions Goods Services
Location Selection Layout Design Human Resources and Job Design May need to be near raw materials or labor force Layout can enhance production efficiency Workforce focused on technical skills. Labor standards consistent. Output-based wage system. PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-29 May need to be near customer Layout can enhance production and product Customer may directly interact with customer. Standards vary depending on customer requirements © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Goods & Services and the 10 OM Decisions – Continued
Operations Decisions Goods Services
Supply chain management Supply-chain relationships critical to final product Inventory Raw materials, work in-process, and finished goods Scheduling Ability to convert inventory may allow leveling of production Management, 7e rates Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations 2-30 Supply-chain relationships important, not necessarily critical Most services cannot be stored Primarily concerned with meeting the customer's immediate schedule © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Goods & Services and the 10 OM Decisions – Continued
Operations Decisions Goods Services
Maintenance Maintenance is often preventive and takes place at the production site Maintenance is often "repair" and takes place at the customer's site PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-31 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Ex: How to find Process Design Strategy?
High Moderate Process-focused Job Shops (Print shop, emergency room , machine shop, fine dining Repetitive (modular) focus Assembly line (Cars, appliances, TVs, fast-food restaurants) Customization at high Volume Mass Customization (Dell Computer’s PC) Product-focused Continuous (steel, beer, paper, bread, institutional kitchen) Low Low Moderate High PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-32 Volume © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Operations Strategies for Two Drug Companies
Brand Name Drugs, Inc. Generic Drug Corp. Product Selection and Design Quality
Heavy R & D; Extensive labs; focus on development in broad range of \drug categories Quality is a major priority; Standards exceed regulatory requirements Low R & D investment; focus on development of generic drugs Meets regulatory requirements on a country-by-country basis as necessary PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-33 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Operations Strategies for Two Drug Companies - Continued
Brand Name Drugs, Inc. Generic Drug Corp. Process Location Scheduling
Product & modular production processes Long product runs in specialized facilities Build capacity ahead of demand Still located in city in which it was founded Central production planning Process focused General production processes; “Job Shop” approach, short run; Focus on high utilization Recently moved to low tax, low labor cost environment Many short run products complicate scheduling PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-34 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Operations Strategies for Two Drug Companies - Continued
Brand Name Drugs, Inc. Generic Drug Corp. Human Resources Supply Chain Inventory
Hires the best; nation wide searches Long term supplier relationship Maintains high finished goods inventory, primarily to ensure all demands are met Very experienced top executives provide direction; other personnel paid below average Tends to purchase competitively to find bargains Process focus drives up WIP inventory. Finished goods inventory tends to be low PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-35 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Operations Strategies for Two Drug Companies - Continued
Generic Drug Corp. Brand Name Drugs, Inc. Maintenance
Highly trained staff; Extensive parts inventory Highly trained staff to meet challenging demands PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-36 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Some Multinational Corporations
Company Home Country Citicorp Colgate Palmolive Dow Chemical Gillette Honda IBM USA USA USA USA Japan USA PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e % Sales Outside Home Country 34 72 60 62 63 57 2-37 % Assets Outside Home Country 46 63 % Foreign Workforce NA NA 50 NA 53 36 47 NA NA 51 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Some Multinational Corporations
Company ICI Nestlé Philips Electronics Siemens Unilever Home Country Britain Switzerland Netherlands Germany Britain & Netherlands % Sales Outside Home Country 78 98 94 51 95 PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-38 % Assets Outside Home Country 50 95 85 NA 70 % Foreign Workforce NA 97 82 38 64 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Issues in Operations Strategy
Characteristics that impact strategic OM decisions Preconditions that should exist to develop an operations strategy Dynamics of developed strategies: strategies change PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-39 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Characteristics of high ROI firms
From the PIMS study of the Strategic Planning Institute High quality product High capacity utilization High operating efficiency (expected/actual employee productivity) Low investment intensity (capital required/produce 1 dollar sales) Low direct cost per unit (relative to the competitors’ value) © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458 PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-40
Preconditions To Implement a Strategy
Operations manager must understand that the firm is operating in an open system. Strengths & weaknesses of competitors and new entrants into the market Current and prospective environmental, legal, and economic issues The notion of product life cycle Resources available with the firm and within the OM function Integration of OM strategy with company strategy and with other functions.
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Dynamics
Strategies change because of two reasons: Changes in the organization: personnel, finance, technology, product life Changes in the environment Ex: Microsoft, impact of internet, changing demand PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-42 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Strategy and Issues During a Product’s Life
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Strategy & Issues During Product Life
Company Strategy & Issues Introduction Best period to increase market share R&D engineering are critical OM Strategy & Issues Product design and development are critical Frequent product and process design changes Over-capacity Short production runs High skilled-labor content High production costs Limited number of models Utmost attentions to quality Quick elimination of market-revealed design defects PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-44 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Strategy & Issues During Product Life
Growth Company Strategy & Issues OM Strategy & Issues Practical to change prices or quality image Marketing is critical Strengthen niche Forecasting is critical Product and process reliability Competitive product improvements and options Shift toward product oriented Enhance distribution PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-45 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Strategy & Issues During Product Life
Company Strategy & Issues Maturity Poor time to increase market share Competitive costs become critical Poor time to change price, image, or quality Defend position via fresh promotional and distribution approaches OM Strategy & Issues Standardization Less rapid product changes and more minor annual model changes Optimum capacity Increasing stability of manufacturing process Lower labor skills Long production runs Attention to product improvement and cost cutting Re-examination of necessity of design compromises PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-46 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Strategy & Issues During Product Life
Decline Company Strategy & Issues Cost control critical to market share OM Strategy & Issues Little product differentiation Cost minimization Overcapacity in the industry Prune line to eliminate items not returning Good margin Reduce capacity PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-47 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Strategy Development Process
Environmental Analysis
Identify SWOT. Understand environment, customer, industry, competitors Determine Corporate Mission
Form a Strategy
Build a strategy such as low price, flexibility, quick delivery, dependability, after sale service, broad product lines PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-48 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
SWOT Analysis to Strategy Formulation
Mission Internal Strengths External Opportunities Strategy Internal Weaknesses PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e Competitive Advantage 2-49 External Threats © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Identifying Critical Success Factors
Marketing Service Distribution Promotion Channels of distribution Product positioning (image, functions) Finance/Accounting Leverage Cost of capital Working capital Receivables Payables Financial control Lines of credit Production/Operations Decisions Product Quality Process Location Layout Human resource Supply chain Inventory Schedule Maintenance Sample Option Chapter Customized, or standardized 5 Define customer expectations and how to achieve them 6, S6 Facility size, technology, capacity 7, S7 Near supplier or customer 8 Work cells or assembly line 9 Specialized or enriched jobs 10, S10 Single or multiple source suppliers 11, S11 When to reorder, how much to keep on hand 12, 14,16 Stable or fluctuating productions rate 13, 15 Repair as required or preventive maintenance 17
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Southwest Airline’s Low Cost Competitive Advantage
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How It Works
t Company Mission Business Strategy Functional Area Strategies Marketing Decisions PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e Operations Decisions 2-52 Fin./Acct.
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Global Operations Strategy Options
International Strategy Multidomestic Strategy Global Strategy Transnational Strategy PowerPoint presentation to accompany Heizer/Render – Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations Management, 7e 2-53 © 2004 by Prentice Hall, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. 07458
Four International Operations Strategies
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International Strategy
Global markets are penetrated using exports and licenses Least advantageous with little local responsiveness (expost from home country) little cost advantage (use existing facility in home country).
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Multidomestic Strategy
Operating decisions are decentralized to each country to enhance local responsiveness Advantage is to maximize competitive response for the local market.
But no cost advantage.
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Global Strategy
Operating decisions are centralized and headquarters coordinates the standardization and learning between facilities.
Appropriate when strategic focus is cost reduction.
Not recommended when there is also concerns about high responsiveness.
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Transnational Strategies
Combines the benefits of global-scale efficiencies with the benefits of local responsiveness.
Recognizes that core competence is not only in the local country.
Material, people and ideas cross national boundaries!
Firms can pursue all strategies of cost, response and differentiation.
Neither centralized, nor decentralized Resources and activities are dispersed, but specialized in a flexible interdependent network.
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