Operation Management

Operations Management – Group Questions

Group: OM 01

Topic: Materials Management

1. How is your stores managed?

2. What benefits does inventory control/management bring to the company?

3. What is the importance of techniques and material planning you use in your company?

4. How does your company structure material management processes?

5. What factors do you consider when making a purchase?

Group: OM 04

Topic: Quality Management and Control

1. Do think that your product provides and caters for the need of your market

2. Do you have any future extra features on your product that you can share with us

3. What are your strategy with regards to after service and service quality

Group: OM 06

Topic: Maintenance Management

1. How do you apply the Kaizen tools in Maintenance Management?

2. Which from of maintenance management is commonly practised in your business and why? eg: Break down maintenance, preventative maintenance or predictive maintenance?

3. Does your company have a maintenace Policy and Target in place, specifically to reduce equipment failure and to optimise maintenance cost?

Group: OM 07

Topic: Location

1. How important was overall cost and how did it influence your decision on this location.

2. What were the major location factor’s that you considered when you decided on this location and which were the deal breakers.

3. Logistics was it a factor you considered and do you need to be near your target market.

4. What type of physical facilities does your building require and were there any existing facilities .

5. Which location model or models did you use when making a decision

Group: OM 09

Topic: Project Management:

1. Does your organization utilize Project Management principles to develop new products?

2. Give examples of typical projects you have embarked on in the last five years?

3. What challenges do you face when...