Operations-Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Assignment
1. Firms can achieve overall, organization-wide competitive advantage through the following strategies
Competing on Differentiation
Competing on Low Cost
Competing on Response
Pick a company you are familiar with and identify which of the above strategies it has selected.Based on this strategy, discuss how the company may have implemented each of the 10 strategic OM decisions to achieve competitive advantage. (only discuss 1 company)
1. The Design of Goods and Services
2. Managing Quality
3. Process and Capacity Design
4. Location Selection
5. Layout Design
6. Human Resources and Job Design
7. Supply Chain Management
8. Inventory, Scheduling, and Maintenance
9. Scheduling
10. Maintenance