{"id":235,"date":"2021-11-22T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-22T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bus-104-1800-intro-to-business-professor-buckler-fall-2021\/?page_id=235"},"modified":"2022-07-26T17:30:37","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T21:30:37","slug":"unit-12-course-materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bus-104-introduction-to-business-oer-course-template\/units\/unit-12-course-materials\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit 12 Course Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In <strong>Unit 12: Operations Management<\/strong>, we will explore this core component of every organization. Regardless of for-profit or not-for-profit status, size of the organization, and type of product or service sold, each organization aims to do things as efficiently and as effectively as possible. The Operations team works to develop and implement processes and procedures to streamline efforts and to keep up with technological advances, ongoing competition, and consumer expectations. We will explore how operations works to make production &#8212; from planning to quality assurance &#8212; as efficient as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By the end of this unit, you should be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Define operations management<\/li><li>Explain the role of the operations manager<\/li><li>Explain how operations management relates to the service industry<\/li><li>Describe project or job-based production<\/li><li>Summarize the components of supply chain management<\/li><li>Differentiate between supply chain management and logistics<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In order to successfully complete this unit, you\u2019ll need to do the following:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Read this Open Educational Resource (free to access):&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-introductiontobusiness\/chapter\/why-it-matters-managing-processes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Module 12: Managing Processes<\/a><\/strong>\u00b9<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nG5-52a5lRo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>this video<\/strong><\/a><sup>2<\/sup> (also embedded below) to learn a bit more about Operations Management. We&#8217;ll discuss this in more detail, but here&#8217;s a quick introduction:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What is Operations Management?\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nG5-52a5lRo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Complete our <strong>Unit 12 Assignment<\/strong>. You can find more details <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bus-104-introduction-to-business-oer-course-template\/assignments\/unit-12-assignment\/\" data-type=\"page\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>As always, if you need more information, you can&nbsp;<strong><mark>ask me a question<\/mark><\/strong>. For information on due dates, check our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/bus-104-introduction-to-business-oer-course-template\/about-this-class\/schedule\/\"><strong>Course Schedule<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>1<\/sup>CC LICENSED CONTENT, ORIGINAL Why It Matters: Managing Processes.&nbsp;<strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Linda Williams and Lumen Learning.&nbsp;<strong>License<\/strong>:&nbsp;<em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>2<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCwqdU0Q9AVnE5xEAWwHXmvQ\">Frankfurt School of Finance &amp; Management<\/a> on YouTube: <em>What is Operations Management? <\/em>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nG5-52a5lRo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Unit 12: Operations Management, we will explore this core component of every organization. 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