Essays and Research Papers on Applied Operations Mgt.

This 10 page paper is a review of Dr. Harold Kerzner’s book “Project Management: A systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling”. The paper considers the main points of the book, the way it is presented and considers how it maybe improved. The bibliography cites 1 source.

This 4 page paper looks at an article on supply chain management published in the Harvard Business Review. Answering three questions the paper considers what the old priorities of supply chain management were and what they are now along with what the article can teach. The bibliography cites 1 source.

An 8 page paper that is a continuation of PGitpjst.RTF. In this paper, the writer includes: Introduction, executive summary, scope of supply, deliverables, resources, Gantt chart, budget breakdown, breakdown of costs, risk analysis, and quality plan. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper. The essay discusses the ideas of many different authors regarding the differences between management and leadership, including what happens when only one is present in a group or organization. The writer also reports an analogy to single- and double-loop governors. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 6 page paper that reports and discusses the principles of management and the roles of managers. The writer comments the need to consider the driving forces in the environment, the greatest being globalism. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 4 page paper explains and discusses the five functions of management. It also comments on what executives need to be effective in a global marketplace. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 7 page paper looks at operations management and considers operational difficulties faced by the fast food industry and looks at the way operations management may be used to help resolve some of these difficulties. The potential benefits, as well as limitations, are discussed by considering the way in which the industry embodies many characteristics ...

This 3 page paper discusses the way in which objectives set within operations management create conflict. The paper looks at competing objectives such as customer service and resource utilisation, the law of trade-offs and the law of cumulative capabilities in order to discuss whether or not conflict is inevitable. The bibliography cites four sources.

A 5 page paper that presents a profile of the company and of its founder. The essay discusses the company's growth and success and its strengths, which include a collaborative culture. The writer comments that weaknesses, if any, are not apparent and ends with comments about the company's future. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses several of the management, motivation and leadership concepts that could contribute to the development of a leadership style. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 4 page paper examines a student's experience working in McDonald's. Exploring each of the functions of management, technology is discussed. Positive and negative elements are looked at. Research is provided to support the assumptions. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 6 page paper that explains some of the things that happened in this corporation. The essay comments on the facts at Enron that would have influenced their strategic, tactical, operational and contingency plans. The writer points out that exactly who knew what and for how long is still unclear, which makes it ...

This 4 page paper looks at risk in the context of project management, discussing what is meant by risk, how firms may identify it, who is responsible for its' management and the costs, the negative impact of risk assessment and the final part of the paper considered whether risk can ever be assessed unemotionally. The ...

This 3 page paper looks at the free to use collaboration tool to manage projects; iteamwork. The paper discusses how it is used, the features and strengths and the weaknesses and omission of the application. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at a web based project management application; Planprojects, discussing its' features, usability strengths and weaknesses. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 11 page paper looks at the conflict between the need for control and flexibility within project management and the problems and benefits of bureaucracy in project management. Focusing on IT project management the role and perception of bureaucracy is discussed along with alternative management approaches. The models of bureaucracy and flexible team based structures ...

This 24 page paper looks at different aspects of risk management within project management. The first three questions consider the way that risks may be identified and assessed when looking at large project and how or why project management processes may fail to identify and quantify accurately all risks that are present. The paper ...

A 4 page paper that begins by identifying Fayol's original five functions of management approach. Four functions are explained: planning, organizing, controlling and leading. The writer comments on strategic planning as well as on the need for motivation and employee development. The writer also points out that the functional approach to management has come ...

This 4 page paper answers a set of questions set by the student, looking at what is meant by supply chain structure and tiering, why and how logistics are important in a competitive context, what is meant by a focused factory, the differences and similarities in data flow and material flow, segmenting in logistics and ...

This 3-page paper focuses on the concept of lean management, describes the history and uses some examples of how it is used. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 6 page paper answers two questions set by the student. The first part of the paper uses probability to assess the potential performance of a new business and assess the potential value of a market research report. The second part of the paper uses a regression line equation to assess potential future fuel bill ...

Technology has revolutionized the way in which distribution companies are able to operate. This 4 page paper looks at the way in which some aspects of technology are currently impacting on the distribution and logistics industry, considering the benefits and difficulties of a present, and considers how they may develop in the future. The ...

This 4 page paper examines the concept and management of a potential warehouse using Frazelle’s 5 dimensions model where the five dimensions are profile, benchmarking, innovation, automation and humanize. The bibliography cites 12 sources.

A 12 page paper examining the supply chain of the world's second-largest retailer and the largest retailer in Europe. The paper discusses the company's history; its Aldata supply chain management software; JIT; Carrefour's shared service centers; global supply chain management; RFID; and Future Supply Chain 2016. Bibliography lists 18 sources.

This 10 page paper creates a working definition for KM. Several other definitions are discussed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.