Discussion : Operations Strategies:
The focus of this has been on operations management and operations as a process. Operations is a major function in every organization and, as the course text states, is responsible for supplying the products or services of the organization. Because operations are a function of the organization, every decision is actually a cross-functional decision involving marketing and finance.
Review Table , Based on your reading for this week and using newspapers, magazines, and the Internet, find examples of operations strategies used by an organization. Identify evidence regarding the organizations:
Operations strategy model
Supply chain
Cross-functional decision-making process
With these thoughts in mind:
Create a 250 to 350 word statement that includes a description of the organization you chose, where you found the information, and the evidence you found regarding the organization's strategy model, supply chain, and cross-functional decision-making processes.
Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.
Consider the Crocs: Revolutionizing an Industry's Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage case study, you will have two Group Project assignments to complete. One will involve a Group Discussion and the other will be an Individual Assignment. The information from both parts will be used for your final Group Case Study Project.
Review the case - Crocs: Revolutionizing an Industry's Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage . Do the following:
Create a 250 to 300 word response that addresses the following:
What do you believe is the operations strategy model developed by Crocs?
How has this model evolved and changed as the company has grown?
Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.