Operations Management

  Think about how to increase efficiency in any of an organization’s fundamental areas, and consider what could be done to improve the process. You may use your own company as an example. Identify a fundamental area in your organization in which there is an inefficiency. You may use the same one as you described in the discussion forum or chose another example area from the Business Drivers or Business Operations examples below: Business Drivers Capital Management Customer Strategy (Marketing) Customer Relationships Employee Development Employee Satisfaction Quality, Process Improvement, Change Management Financial Analysis and Reporting Business Operations Logistics Management Customer Acquisition (Sales) Produce or Service Delivery Product Development Supply Chain Management Accounting Management Technology Management Example possibilities for alternative approaches might include the following: Combining reports Would one report be better than two or three? Why? Mobile apps Are there possible efficiencies here? How? Desktop notifications Is it important to get immediate feedback? Why? Team environment or collaboration tools Could this eliminate wasted time or lost documents? How?