Schroeder, R. G., Goldstein, S. M., & Rungusanatham, M. J. (2013). Operations management in the supply chain: Decisions and cases (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Discussion 1: Operations Strategies:
The focus of this week 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 1.1 in the course text. 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:
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.
Discussion 2: Group Discussion: Group Case Study Project
Each week, as you 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.
Read the Crocs: Revolutionizing an Industry's Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage case study in your course text. For your Group Discussion this week, do 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.