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Essential Guide to Operations Management, 2nd Edition
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Essential Guide to Operations Management, 2nd Edition

by David Bamford, Paul Forrester, Iain Reid
July 2023
Intermediate to advanced
164 pages
5h 42m
English
Routledge
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10 Improving Global Operations

DOI: 10.4324/9781003314998-10

An illustration depicts the improving global operations encircled in the integrating sessions of managing operations strategically.
Figure 10.0 Conceptual Model of Operations Management

Introduction

It is recognised that in-process ‘inspection’ and post operations ‘rectification’ are not enough by themselves to improve operations. Refining processes, after the fact, is a risky approach to adopt. Waiting until systems fail can damage reputation, goodwill and, of course, the bottom line. There is therefore a need for the design of ‘quality management systems’ and specific ‘procedures’ to ensure operations are consistently improved. Of course, there are several quality ‘standards’, against which organisations ...

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