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International Operations
Management
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Learning Objectives
• Describe the nature of international operations management
• Analyze the supply chain management and vertical integration decisions facing international production managers
• Analyze the meaning of productivity and discuss how international firms work to improve it
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Learning Objectives
• Explain how firms control quality and discuss total quality management in international business
• Analyze how international firms control the information their managers need to make effective decisions
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The Nature of International Operations
Management
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International Operations Management
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Strategic Context
Standardized vs. Customized Production
Logistics and Materials Mgmt.
Location Decisions
Acquisition ofResources
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Strategic Context
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•Superior Value
•Business Strategy
•Production Processes
•Production Technologies
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Complexities of Operations Management
•Resources•Location •Logistics
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Summary of Discussion
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International Production Management
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What Is Supply Chain Management?
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Acquire Resources for Production
Cost of Production
Quality of Products
Internal Demand for Capital
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Vertical Integration
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Higher Integration
Lower IntegrationLess
More More
Less
Leve
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Make-or-Buy Decision
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Type of Decision
Internal Production
Buy “Off-the-Shelf”
Special Ventures or Contracts
Competitive Advantage
Strategic Vulnerability
High High
Low Low
Intermediate Moderate
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Additional Factors
•Control
•Risk Levels
•Flexibility
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Location Decisions
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Country-RelatedIssues
Product-RelatedIssues
GovernmentPolicies
OrganizationalIssues
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• Resources• Infrastructure• Brand Image
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Country-Related Issues
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Product-Related Issues
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Value-to-Weight Ratio
ProductionTechnology
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Government Policies
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Political Processes
National TradePolicies
Foreign TradeZones
Development Incentives
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Organizational Issues
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• Business Strategy
• Organizational Structure
• Inventory Management
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International Logistics
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Parts
Other Resources
MaterialsSu
pplie
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From Suppliers to the Firm
Between Units of the Firm
From the Firm to Customers
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Domestic vs. International Materials
Management•Shipping•Transporting•Regulating
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International Issues
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Logistics and Materials Management
Information Technology
Factory LocationPackaging
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Summary of Discussion
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International Service Operations
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International Services
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•Resources
•Output
•Utility
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The Nature of Services
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Intangible Non-Storable
Customer Participation
AssociatedProducts
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The Role of Government in International Services
Trade
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Protecting Local Professionals
Traditional Functions
Restricting Entry of Firms
Upholding Domestic Standards
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• Capacity• Location• Facilities• Schedules
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Service Operations
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Summary of Discussion
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Managing Productivity in International Business
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The Importance of Productivity
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Overall Success Living Standards
Long-Term Survival Business Revenues
The Company The Country
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Increase Research and Development
Improve Operations and Productivity
Increase Employee Involvement
Maintaining and Boosting Productivity
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Summary of Discussion
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Managing Quality in International Business
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•Product Testing
•Employee Training
•Record Keeping
•Supplier Relations
•Repair Policies
International Organization for
Standardization (ISO)
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Importance of Quality
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•Competition•Productivity•Customer Loyalty
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Total Quality Management
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Strategic Commitment to Quality
EmployeeInvolvement
High-Quality
Materials
Up-to-DateTechnology
EffectiveMethods
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TQM Techniques
Statistical Process Control
Benchmarking
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Summary of Discussion
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Managing Information in International Business
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How Do Managers Use Information?
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•Understanding
•Responding
•Controlling
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Information Management
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Strategy and Organization Design
Importance of Information
Related Diversification
Unrelated Diversification
Centralized Structure
Decentralized Structure
Higher
Lower
Higher
Lower
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Information System
•Gather Data•Assemble Data•Provide Data
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Summary of Discussion
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International Operations
Management
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