Marketing & operations management.
TABLE OF CONTENTS .0 Who is WELB 2.0 Introduction 3.0 Analysis - The Macro-Environment (PEST) 4.0 Analysis - The Micro Environment - (SWOT) 5.0 Secondary Data 6.0 Bibliography .0 Who is WELB MISSION STATEMENT "The Mission of the Board is to provide, develop and support education, library and youth services in the Western Area to the highest standards in order to enable the community to fulfil its potential thereby enriching the quality of life and contributing to social and economic development". The Board was established in 1973 under the Education and Libraries (NI) Order 1972. It is one of 5 Education and Library Boards in Northern Ireland. The constitution of the Board is laid down in the Education and Libraries (NI) Order 1986. The Western Education and Library Board is the local education authority and library authority for its area The Board's Administrative Headquarters is located in the county town of Omagh, with district offices in Derry and Enniskillen. In such a large area with a widely dispersed rural population, we have an efficient transport service with a fleet of school buses which is among the largest of those belonging to local Education authorities in the UK. Within the public education system, the Board has statutory responsibility for primary and secondary education within its area. The Board must also have regard for the need for
Operations Management Case 1: Manzana Insurance.
Operations Management Case 1: Manzana Insurance Submitted to Prof. T. S. Nagabhushana Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Situation Analysis Founded in 1902 in California, Manzana Insurance specialized in commercial insurance, with property insurance, in 1991, making up 65% of its revenues, liability insurance 20%, and investment income and miscellaneous specialty lines constituting the remainder. Manzana operated through a network of relatively autonomous branch offices in 3 states of the United States of America - California, Oregon, and Washington. Each branch was treated as a separate profit and loss center. Its sales force comprised about 2,000 independent agents who represented Manzana and other competing insurers. Consequently, there were no exclusive Manzana agents. Manzana Insurance, founded in 1902, had a profitable home and commercial property insurance business for several decades. The company's performance started taking a hit in early 1970s. This was due to emergence of a nimble competitor, Goldengate, and high interest rate regime. The case is concerned with the performance of a branch, by name Fruitvale, which has been consistently losing business to its archrival Goldengate in its territory. By mid-1991, Goldengate had performed much better than Manzana's Fruitvale branch on every count and this resulted in memo being issued by the senior
Rolls Royce Change Management towards to World Class Operations
University of Bradford School of Management World Class Operations Management Assignment Rolls Royce Change Management towards to World Class Operations Submitted by "I certify that the above coursework is all my own work and does not exceed the word count (3500 words)." Signature: Date: 21 June 2008 Bradford, United Kingdom June 2008 Table of Content Executive Summary ) Introduction * Rolls Royce in Contemporary Business Environment * Objectives of the Assignment 2) Analysis and Discussion * Ownership and Finance * Business Strategy * Sales and Operations * Quality Management * Leadership Style and Management Culture * Communications 3) Conclusion References Appendixes 3 3 4 4 5 7 9 9 0 1 2 List of figures and tables Fig. 1 Total Shareholders Return over five years Fig. 2 Example of an increasing environmental pressure for aerospace industry Fig. 3 Delivered aircraft value and units (2006-2025) Fig. 4 Management style at Rolls Royce Table 1: Rolls-Royce Financial Outlook Table 2: Long-haul large capacity aircrafts and turbine engine types Table 3: Pre-booked Orders for A380 sorted by airline Executive Summary This assignment is aimed to critically evaluate a change management towards to the world class operations at Rolls-Royce plc, ascertain a range of reasons for either success or failure to implement a world
business creativity and innovation
Executive Summary In the era of technology, human must try to facilitate technological innovations in every aspect in their life. As technology can reduce cost, manpower, and every other resources that an organization may use to smoothen its business operations. Embracing such philosophy is what the extent report about, as the author was able to demonstrate how the latest technological innovations can facilitate and enhance the education sector in the Asian Pacific region. The report contains an explanation of the sponsored company IBM, and how it will stand its competitors in the market through the use of sophisticated marketing tools to gauge the ability of existing market competitors' influence on IBM's products and services. Furthermore; the report contains details of the product in terms of functionality, features, and design, as well as a complete Implementation plan for its deployment. Table Of Contents .0 Introduction 3 2.0 General Target Market 4 3.0 The creative process 5 4.0 Objective Finding 6 5.0 Problem Finding 7 6.0 Competitor Analysis 8 7.0 Idea generation 11 7.1 Mind Map 11 7.2 Concept Fan 13 7.3 Attribute listing 14 7.4 SCAMPER 15 8.0 Product Description 16 8.1 Physical Properties 16 8.2 Features and Functions 17 9.0 Market Identification 19 9.1 Demography Segmentation 19 9.2 Psychographic Segmentation 20 9.3 Geography Segmentation 20
CRITICAL REVIEW ASSIGNMENT - Transformational and Transactional Leadership impact on Management Innovation with regards to Organisational Size
Stephen Coudounaris z3288792. Thursday 1-2pm MGMT2001 – CRITICAL REVIEW ASSIGNMENT Introduction The article I have selected is an empirical piece of work conducted by Vaccaro et al. (2012) that considers the relative impact of transformational and transactional leadership styles on management innovation with regards to organisational size. This article determines that organisation size is crucial to determining which style of leadership is effective. The authors expect transactional and transformational leadership to be effective in smaller organisations, whilst achieving little in large organisations. To their surprise, the authors uncover that transformational leadership is in fact useful in large organisations to promote management innovation. Through focus on the two articles by Birkinshaw et al. (2008) and Mol & Birkinshaw (2008), they help expand our view on leadership behaviours and their impact on management innovation. Brief Definitions Transformational leadership involves a leader inspiring others to effect change which is executed through support from members of the group. In comparison, transactional leadership involves the setting of clear goals and objectives to be reached for followers with either rewards or punishment (Vaccaro et al. 2012). Relevance to Theory Vaccaro et al. (2012) cite Birkinshaw et al.’s (2008) definition of management innovation
Delta Synthetic Fibres Britlon project - Operations management.
Delta Synthetic Fibres Britlon project Operations management CB514 Assignment 2 08/01/2004 Caecilia Biérer cmeb2 ID: 07998042 Table of content . Introduction. .1 background .2 Purpose .3 Limitations .4 Assumptions 2. Order of schedule proposed for conversions and new plant. 2.1 Conversion 2.2 New plant 2.3 Combination of conversion and new plant 3. Location for new plants. 3.1 Influences 3.2 Technical method 4. Danger threatening Delta Synthetic Fibres. . Introduction .1 Background Delta Synthetic Fibres is a company in England which produce some man-made fibre. Its main product is Britlene which is used in heavy-duty clothing and to produce industrial good. The company had thought of introducing a new product: Britlon. This product is the same that the first with added qualities such as heat-resistant. DSF has already five plants in three different sites, but it will need to convert and build new plants to meet its forecast demand for the two products. .2 Purpose This report is made to provide DSF's managers with advises in order to make decisions for the order of schedule to convert and new plant, for the possible location of these new plants. It also analyse the main dangers that DSF may be facing in the future. .3 Limitations This report could be more deeply analysed but a word limit was imposed. And, as the firm is fictional it was
British Airways London Eye - The Millennium Wheel - Operations management.
CONTENTS Sr. No. TOPICS Page No. . Part A: Executive compensation and Agency theory 2 2. Stages of project London Eye 3 3. Project Environment 4 4. Project Definition 7 5. Typology of London Eye 13 6. Project Planning 16 7. Project Control 21 8. Critical evaluation of planning & control 22 9. Conclusion 24 0. Bibliography 25 1. Appendices 26 INTRODUCTION British Airways London Eye ('LE /The Millennium Wheel') is a remarkable piece of engineering in the heart of London offering visitors, a unique opportunity for a panoramic view of London. The concept of the wheel was an
Operations Management at Tescos - The Final Report
Operations Management The Final Report Word Count: 1550 Executive Summary Our core purpose to create value for customers to earn their lifetime loyalty and provide quality (Tesco plc). Clearly states its values and what Tesco believes in to have a successful business; it opened its first stores in 1929 founded by Jack Cohen. The report explains and evaluates the operation functions such as Quality and what Tesco do to maintain quality, Tesco set their own standards for quality. They haven't yet implemented a quality system such as Total Quality Management and IS0900. There are four types of layout but Tesco is mainly cornered with Cell Layout it groups similar departments together; most stores are similar laid out however some do contrast. Tesco is influenced by a variety of factors when it comes to location. Three appendices have been attached they include input-process-output Diagram, Flow process Diagram and Cause and Effect diagram, Illustrating a quality problem. Conclusions have been given about how well they have done even without a quality system in place but I have recommended if they do that it would greatly benefit them overall. Contents .0 Introduction to Tesco 4 2.0 Main Body 2.1 Quality and ISO9000 5 2.2 Layout and Location 6 3.0 Diagram Explanation 3.1 Input-Process-Output 7 3.2 Fishbone Diagram 7 3.3 Flow
Invention (device or process).
Invention (device or process) I INTRODUCTION Invention (device or process), creation of new devices, objects, ideas, or procedures useful in accomplishing human objectives. The process of invention is invariably preceded by one or more discoveries that help the inventor solve the problem at hand. A discovery may be accidental, such as the discovery of X rays by Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen while he was experimenting with cathode rays, or induced, such as the invention of the lightning rod by Benjamin Franklin after he proved that lightning is an electrical phenomenon. In common usage the term invention is applied only to the production of new materials or operable devices, and the term inventor is applied to a person who has produced a new device or material. Less frequently, the term invention is applied to a new procedure; thus a person may be said to have invented a new game or a new system of accounting. Under strict definition, however, anything produced by humans that is new and unique is an invention; this definition was recognized by Johann Sebastian Bach, who gave the title Inventions to a series of his short keyboard compositions. In most countries, certain classes of inventions are legally recognized, and their use is temporarily restricted to the control of the inventor. In the United States, any new and useful art, machine, manufacture, or material, or any new
Kao Corporation - Innovation, New Markets, and New Products.
Case #2 - Kao Corporation Innovation, New Markets, and New Products EMTM 555: Organizational Behavior & Design Professor: Dr. Johannes Pennings Friday, November 19February 6, 20043 Submitted by Team 3 (Justin Hunsaker, Kevin Shim, and Vats Vanamamalai) Problem Statement Although demonstrating strong technical and new product innovation, Kao Corporation has had difficulty implementing administrative innovation with respect to developing new markets outside of Japan. In addition, Kao's culture and organizational structure have created a relatively slow decision-making process potentially limiting the types of innovation and new products they will be able to implement effectively. "Paperweight" Organization Kao's "Paperweight" organization is a non-hierarchical, team-based structure promoting the fundamental philosophy of knowledge sharing and learning. Divided primarily along product lines, the inherent ambiguity of such a complex structure (further complicated by the Japanese cultural dislike of uncertainty [1]) is offset by Kao's strong culture; in particular, zoawase or consensus decision-making practices. It's also interesting to note that Kao's structure was not organized for a company wide expansion strategy, but was aligned on the product division axis. This structure has a handicap in its ability to leverage cross product synergies and also results in
