Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The Mcgraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved
Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The Mcgraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved
Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin © 2006 The Mcgraw-Hill Companies, Inc., All Rights Reserved
Chapter 2
Operations Strategy and
Competitiveness
OBJECTIVES
Operations Strategy
Competitive Dimensions
Order Qualifiers and Winners
Strategy Design Process
A Framework for Manufacturing Strategy
Service Strategy Capacity Capabilities
Productivity Measures
Operations Strategy
Strategy Process Example
Decisions on Processes
and Infrastructure Build New Factory
Competitive Dimensions
Cost or Price
– Make the Product or Deliver the Service Cheap
Quality
– Make a Great Product or Deliver a Great Service
Delivery Speed
– Make the Product or Deliver the Service Quickly
Delivery Reliability
– Deliver It When Promised
Coping with Changes in Demand
– Change Its Volume
Flexibility and New Product Introduction Speed
– Change It
Other Product-Specific Criteria
– Support It
For example, if we
improve customer Cost
service problem solving
by cross-training Flexibility Delivery
personnel to deal with a
wider-range of
Quality
problems, they may
become less efficient at
dealing with commonly
occurring problems.
Service Breakthroughs
A brand name
car can be an
“order qualifier”
1. Product leadership
2. Customer intimacy
3. Operational excellence
1. Strategic competencies
2. Strategic technologies
3. Climate for action
Competitive
dimensions & requirements
Enterprise capabilities
Operations
Operationsand Suppliercapabilities
& Supplier Capabilities
R&DR&D Technology SystemsSystems
Technology People
People Distribution
Distribution
Support Platforms
Financial management Human resource management Information management
Steps in Developing a
Manufacturing Strategy
What is Productivity?
Defined
Productivity is a common measure
on how well resources are being
used. In the broadest sense, it can
be defined as the following ratio:
Outputs
Inputs