On-Line Discussion 1 Productivity & Efficiency (a) While it is true that increases in efficiency
On-Line Discussion 1Productivity & Efficiency
(a) While it is true that increases in efficiency generate productivity increases, is itpossible to get caught in an “efficiency improvement trap’?Explain what this means (b) It has been said that a typical Japanese automobile manufacturer produces morecars with fewer workers than its US counterpart What are some possibleexplanations for this, given the fact that all major Japanese companies areproducing large numbers of automobiles in plants located in the US?
(i) Identify the two major differences between service and manufacturing organizationsFind an example of a service and manufacturing company and compare them, briefly
(ii) Identify three current trends in operations management and describe them How doyou think they will change the future of operations management (OM)?
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