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mitigation<br />

of ethical practice breaches effects<br />

648<br />

of failures 573, 592–3<br />

Mitsubishi 126<br />

mix flexibility 46, 201, 223, 664<br />

mixed capacity plans 315–16<br />

mixed layouts 185–6<br />

mixed modelling 445–6<br />

mobile phones 128, 215, 649–50<br />

mobile working 249<br />

model of operations management 24–5<br />

modular design 124–5, 664<br />

money<br />

time value of 224–6<br />

see also costs<br />

monitoring<br />

operations 289–90, 291<br />

projects 474<br />

monotonous work 202, 243<br />

motion<br />

economy principles 261, 665<br />

waste of 430, 435<br />

motor manufacturing see automobile<br />

plants<br />

Motorola 128, 129, 553<br />

moving-average forecasting 172–3, 174<br />

MPS see master production schedules<br />

MRP see materials requirements<br />

planning<br />

MRP II (manufacturing resource<br />

planning) 409, 664<br />

MRP netting 425–7, 664<br />

MTBF (mean time between failures)<br />

581–2, 664<br />

MTTR (mean time to repair) 582<br />

multi-echelon inventory system 345–6<br />

multi-factor productivity 50<br />

multi-skilling 249, 664<br />

multi-sourcing 380–1, 664<br />

Murphy curves 228<br />

Mwagusi Safari Lodge 14, 21, 23<br />

N-form organizations 240, 241<br />

nagare 4330<br />

National Blood Service 341<br />

National Library Board, Singapore<br />

626–7<br />

National Trust 465–6<br />

natural diagonals 96, 436<br />

needs 18, 68, 69–71, 508–9, 545, 606,<br />

612<br />

net present value (NPV) 224–6<br />

netting process, MRP 425–7, 664<br />

network form organizations 240, 241<br />

networks<br />

analysis 475, 664<br />

design<br />

environmental issues 639<br />

social issues 642<br />

extranets 213, 661<br />

internal 15<br />

intranets 213<br />

networked information technology<br />

213<br />

planning 475–87<br />

see also Internet; supply networks<br />

neutrality 63<br />

Nicholas, J.M. 460<br />

noise at work 252<br />

Nokia 51, 61<br />

non-competitive benchmarking 611<br />

non-operations functions 18<br />

non-productive work 242<br />

non-value-adding activities 437–8<br />

Northamptonshire Police 280<br />

Northern Foods 388<br />

Northrop Grumman 207<br />

not-for-profit organizations 9–10, 37,<br />

148<br />

notebook computers 145<br />

Novotel 314<br />

NPV (net present value) 224–6<br />

nuclear power 586, 597–9<br />

objective estimates of failures 578–82<br />

objectives<br />

capacity planning and control 300–1<br />

cost see costs<br />

customer-driven 555<br />

dependability see dependability<br />

financial 607<br />

flexibility see flexibility<br />

layouts 179<br />

of location decisions 148–9<br />

market 607<br />

operations 57–8, 607, 612–13<br />

overall strategic 607<br />

performance see performance<br />

process design 88–91<br />

projects 459, 466–7<br />

quality see quality<br />

speed see speed<br />

strategic 23, 607<br />

supply chains 375–7<br />

obsolescence 347, 349, 364<br />

OC (operating characteristics) 534<br />

occupational health and safety see<br />

health and safety at work<br />

OEE (operating equipment efficiency)<br />

541<br />

OEE (overall equipment effectiveness)<br />

307–9, 664<br />

OEM (original equipment<br />

manufacturers) 392–3, 410<br />

offices<br />

ergonomics in 252–3<br />

replacement 596<br />

virtual 249<br />

Ohno, Taiichi 550<br />

Oldham, G. 245<br />

one-sided capability indices 522<br />

open communications, risk<br />

management 574<br />

open-sourcing 119<br />

operating characteristics (OC) 534<br />

operating equipment efficiency (OEE)<br />

541<br />

operating inefficiency costs 347<br />

operation time sequencing 282<br />

‘operational’, definition 62<br />

operational efficiency 201, 399, 664<br />

operational equipment efficiency see<br />

overall equipment effectiveness<br />

operational risks, global sourcing 383<br />

operations<br />

as activities 18, 23–5<br />

analyses 15<br />

broad definition of 5, 659<br />

characteristics 19–23<br />

control 289–90<br />

decisions, globalization and 641<br />

efficiency 608<br />

functions 4–6, 17–18, 664<br />

hierarchy of 15–17, 514, 662<br />

improvements 604–5<br />

managers 4, 664<br />

corporate social responsibility,<br />

analyses of issues 646–8<br />

meaning 62<br />

monitoring 289–90<br />

new agenda 10–11<br />

objectives 57–8, 607, 612–13<br />

in organizations 4–6, 17–18<br />

performance objectives see<br />

performance<br />

quality view 498–501<br />

resource capabilities 65, 73–5, 664<br />

service providers 14<br />

strategies 24–5, 60–81, 664<br />

typology 22<br />

operations contribution, four-stage<br />

model of 63–4, 662<br />

operations management<br />

corporate social responsibility<br />

influences on 637–45<br />

definition 2, 4–6, 664<br />

e-business and 214<br />

expert systems and 216<br />

importance in all types of<br />

organization 6–11<br />

make or break activity 34–5<br />

model of 24–5<br />

not-for-profit organizations 9–10<br />

process technology and 209<br />

relevance to all parts of businesses<br />

17–18<br />

smaller organizations 8–9<br />

operations network management 551<br />

OPT see optimized production<br />

technology<br />

optimistic estimates 469, 481–3<br />

optimized production technology<br />

(OPT) 290, 449–50, 664<br />

optimum capacity level 155–6<br />

Oracle 408<br />

Index 679

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