Operations Strategy in A Global Environment
Operations Strategy in A Global Environment
Operations Strategy in A Global Environment
a Global Environment 2
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Principles of Operations Management, Ninth Edition
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Learning Objectives
When you complete this chapter you
should be able to:
Some Multinational
Corporations
Company Home % Sales % Assets % Foreign
Country Outside Outside Workforce
Home Home
Country Country
Citicorp USA 34 46 NA
Colgate- USA 72 63 NA
Palmolive
Dow USA 60 50 NA
Chemical
Gillette USA 62 53 NA
Honda Japan 63 36 NA
IBM USA 57 47 51
Some Multinational
Corporations
Company Home % Sales % Assets % Foreign
Country Outside Outside Workforce
Home Home
Country Country
ICI Britain 78 50 NA
Nestlé Switzerland 98 95 97
Philips Netherlands 94 85 82
Electronics
Siemens Germany 51 NA 38
Unilever Britain & 95 70 64
Netherlands
Profitability and
Environment Growth
Mission
Benefit to
Society
Functional Area
Missions
Finance/
Marketing Operations Accounting
Figure 2.3
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Sample Missions
Sample OM Department Missions
Product design To design and produce products and
services with outstanding quality and
inherent customer value.
Quality management To attain the exceptional value that is
consistent with our company mission and
marketing objectives by close attention to
design, procurement, production, and field
service operations
Figure 2.3
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Sample Missions
Sample OM Department Missions
Location To locate, design, and build efficient and
economical facilities that will yield high value
to the company, its employees, and the
community.
Layout design To achieve, through skill, imagination, and
resourcefulness in layout and work methods,
production effectiveness and efficiency while
supporting a high quality of work life.
Figure 2.3
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Sample Missions
Sample OM Department Missions
Supply-chain To collaborate with suppliers to develop
management innovative products from stable, effective,
and efficient sources of supply.
Inventory To achieve low investment in inventory
consistent with high customer service levels
and high facility utilization.
Scheduling To achieve high levels of throughput and
timely customer delivery through effective
scheduling.
Maintenance To achieve high utilization of facilities and
equipment by effective preventive
maintenance and prompt repair of facilities
and equipment.
Figure 2.3
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Developing Missions and
Strategies
Preconditions -
To Implement a Strategy
One must understand:
▶ Strengths & weaknesses of competitors
and new entrants into the market
▶ Current and prospective environmental,
legal, and economic issues
▶ Resources available with the firm and
within the OM function
▶ Integration of OM strategy with company
strategy and with other functions.
▶ The notion of product life cycle (next
slide)
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Principles of Operations Management, 5e, and Operations
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Management, 7e
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Strategy Development
Process
ANALYZE THE ENVIRONMENT
Identify strength, weakness, opportunities and threats.
Understand the environement, cutomers, industry and competitors.
FORM A STRATEGY
Build a competitive advantage, such as low price, design or vaolume
flexibility, quality, quick response, dependability
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Management, 7e
SWOT ANALYSIS
INDUSTRY : FIVE FORCES PORTER
a.Threat new entrant
b.Bargaining power of supplier
c.Rivarly Among existing competitiors
d.Bargaining power of buyer
e.Competitive Rivarly
Growth
Maturity
Decline
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Management, 7e
OM’s Contribution to Strategy
10 Operations Competitive
Decisions Strategy Example Advantage
Product DIFFERENTIATION:
Innovative design Safeskin’s innovative gloves
Broad product line Fidelity Security’s mutual funds
Quality After-sales service Caterpillar’s heavy equipment service
Experience Hard Rock Café’s dining experience
Process
COST LEADERSHIP:
Location Low overhead Franz-Colruyt’s warehouse-type
stores
Effective capacity Southwest Airline’s Differentiation
Layout use aircraft utilization
(better)
Human Inventory Walmart’s sophisticated
resource management distribution system
Response
Supply chain (faster)
RESPONSE:
Flexibility Hewlett-Packard’s response to volatile Cost
Inventory leadership
world market
Reliability FedEx’s “absolutely, positively, on time” (cheaper)
Scheduling Quickness Pizza Hut’s 5-minute guarantee
at lunchtime
Maintenance
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Global Operations Strategy
Options High
Figure 2.9
International strategy
Cost Reduction
(eg, Harley-Davidson
U.S. Steel)
• Import/export or
license existing
product
Low
Low High
Local Responsiveness
(Quick Response and/or Differentiation)
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Global Operations Strategy
Options High
Figure 2.9
Cost Reduction
International
strategy
(eg, Harley-Davidson
U.S. Steel)
• Import/export or
license existing
product
Low
Low High
Local Responsiveness
(Quick Response and/or Differentiation)
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Global Operations Strategy
Options High
Figure 2.9
Global strategy
(eg, Caterpillar
Texas
Instruments
Cost Reduction
Otis Elevator)
International
• Standardize product
strategy
(eg, Harley-Davidson
• Economies of scale
U.S. Steel)
• Import/export or
• Cross-cultural
license
product
existing
learning
Low
Low High
Local Responsiveness
(Quick Response and/or Differentiation)
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Global Operations Strategy
Options High Global strategy
(eg, Caterpillar Figure 2.9
Texas Instruments
Otis Elevator)
• Standardize product
• Economies of scale
• Cross-cultural learning
Cost Reduction
International
strategy
(eg, Harley-Davidson
U.S. Steel)
• Import/export or
license existing
product
Low
Low High
Local Responsiveness
(Quick Response and/or Differentiation)
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Global Operations Strategy
Options High Global strategy
(eg, Caterpillar Figure 2.9
Multidomestic
Texas Instruments
Otis Elevator)
strategy
(eg, Heinz,
• Standardize product
• Economies of scale
McDonald’s
The
• Cross-cultural Body Shop
learning
Cost Reduction
ventures,
• Import/export or
license existing
subsidiaries
product
Low
Low High
Local Responsiveness
(Quick Response and/or Differentiation)
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Global Operations Strategy
Options High Global strategy
(eg, Caterpillar Figure 2.9
Texas Instruments
Otis Elevator)
• Standardize product
• Economies of scale
• Cross-cultural learning
Cost Reduction
International Multidomestic
strategy strategy
(eg, Harley-Davidson (eg, Heinz, McDonald’s
U.S. Steel) The Body Shop
Hard Rock Cafe)
• Import/export or • Use existing domestic
license existing model globally
product • Franchise, joint
ventures,
subsidiaries
Low
Low High
Local Responsiveness
(Quick Response and/or Differentiation)
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Global Operations Strategy
Options High Global strategy
Figure 2.9
Transnational
(eg, Caterpillar
Texas Instruments
Otis Elevator) strategy
• (eg,
StandardizeCoca-Cola,
product Nestlé)
• Economies of scale
• Cross-cultural learning
• Move material,
Cost Reduction
learning
International Multidomestic
strategy strategy
(eg, Harley-Davidson (eg, Heinz, McDonald’s
U.S. Steel) The Body Shop
Hard Rock Cafe)
• Import/export or • Use existing domestic
license existing model globally
product • Franchise, joint
ventures,
subsidiaries
Low
Low High
Local Responsiveness
(Quick Response and/or Differentiation)
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