Monthly Archives: November 2014
2.A. Global Strategies & 2.B. A global view of operations
(Loreto Corrales & Marta Sánchez) 2.1. Global Strategies. In developing ‘global strategy’, it is useful to distinguish between three forms of international expansion that arise from a company’s resources, capabilities and current international position. ‘Global Strategy’ is a concept that … Continue reading
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Tagged cost, Global Strategies, Global view of operations, supply chain
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2.C. Developing Missions and Strategies
(Loreto Corrales, Marta Sánchez & Pablo Díaz) 2.3. Developing Missions and Strategies. What does the Operation Management need to be effective? A Mission: The purpose for an organization’s existence –> Where it is going? A Strategy: How an organization expects to … Continue reading
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Tagged Cost Leadership, Dell, Developing Mission and Strategy, Differentiation, Ikea, Mission, Primark, Response, Strategy
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1.E. Operations in the Service Sector & 1. F. The productivity Challenge. (+new trends: Sharing Economy)
(Miguel Rueda Pérez, Carolina Filter Cantos & José Antonio Barrera García) Summary The service sector is the most important sector of the economy nowadays. It has grown in a very rapid way and it has become the most important sector since the 1920. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Information Technology (IT), Operation in The Service Sector, Productivity, Productivity Measurements, Productivity Variables, Quaternary Sector, Service Sector, Sharing Economy, The Productivity Challenge
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2.H. Global operations strategy options
(Eloy Algorri Ferrero, Laura Rodríguez-León Rodríguez & Manuela Valera Ortega) Many operations strategies now require an international dimension. An international business is a firm that engages in international trade or investment. A multinational corporation (MNC) is a firm with extensive … Continue reading
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Tagged Global Operations Strategy, Global Strategy, International Strategy, Multidomestic Strategy, Transnational Strategy
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2.G. Strategy development and implementation
( Eloy Algorri Ferrero, Laura Rodríguez-León Rodríguez & Manuela Valera Ortega) The strategy development process consists of three main steps: The first one is analysing the environment, that is, identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (i.e. SWOT analysis) as … Continue reading
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Tagged Core Competencies, Ikea, Key Success Factor, KSF, Porter
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2.F. Dynamics of operations strategy
Group: Eloy Algorri, Laura Rodríguez-León, Manuela Valera
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Tagged Dynamics of Operation Strategy, Microsoft, Porters Five Forces, Product Life Cycle, Value Chain
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Operation Management I. UPO 2014-2015 