QDCar's Operations Strategy

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Executive SummaryThe purpose of this paper to better understand operations management by analyzing the operations management of a company that employs the writer, including describing the organisation's strategies by using the five objectives of operations management (quality, speed, dependability, flexibility and cost), how they are implemented and how they are support the organization's competitive or effectiveness priorities.

This paper will firstly describing the organisation's strategies by using the five objectives of operations management-quality, speed, dependability, flexibility and cost). This is followed by an assessment of the effectiveness of QDCar's operations strategy. Finally, it reaches the overall conclusion of this paper.

Table of Contents1. Introduction.……………………………………………………………….

2. QDCar and five objectives of operations management……………………4. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………List of References……………………………………………………………1. IntroductionThis paper is written to describe the organisation's strategies by using the five objectives of operations management (quality, speed, dependability, flexibility and cost), how they are implemented and how they are support the organization's competitive or effectiveness priorities.

The scope of this paper will focus on operations management of QDCar which is one of the largest automakers in China. The writer's insufficient experience of operations management appears to be the main limitation of this paper.

2. QDCar and five objectives of operations managementA company should pay attention to satisfy the requirements of its customers' requirements for fast and dependable services at reasonable price, as well as helping its own suppliers to improve their services. There are five basic objectives of operations management: Quality, speed, dependability, flexibility and cost (Slack, Chambers & Johnston 2001). These five objectives will be analyzed according to the Chinese company (QDCar) which is an automaker and employs the writer as follows:Doing things right by providing error free goods and services, which will satisfy the customers, is known as 'quality' (Slack, Chambers & Johnston 2001). According to QDCar, its products consistently rank...