Critique the key obstacles and issues that confronted company management during the evolution of operations management into the modern era.

Consider the underlying business information needs of the new business and what information requirements will be needed. Outline the management

information structure of the proposed business information system for your new business opportunity as part of the overall proposal based on the feedback

received from Module Two. Consider specific IS concepts in Chapter 12 to outline your proposed system. For example, what elements do you plan to incorporate

into your management information system? What linkages in the information structure are proposed?

Prompt: Assess the history and trends of operations management, focusing on the business or company from your business plan in the Marketing and Strategy

course. Specifically, you should assess the significant forces that have shaped operations management in recent history and answer the following:

 How did these forces impact the business operations of your company?

 If your company does not yet exist, how do you envision these forces will impact the business operations of your company?

 Critique the key obstacles and issues that confronted company management during the evolution of operations management into the modern era. How

did your company’s management handle these obstacles? If your company did not exist then, how do you think they would have responded to these

issues?

 Assess changes to operations management philosophies and organizational structures in response to the evolving complexity of business operations. In

other words, what has changed and why? Analyze the business operations of your selected company. Consider questions such as these in your response:

o What organizational processes does the company use?

o How do the business operations support the strategic plan, mission, and vision of the company?

o What factors affect productivity and profitability?

 Determine the key trends in production, quality, resource, and information management with a focus on the business operations of your company.

 Assess the impact of these key trends on the business operations of your selected company and on the business product, service, or other idea in your

business plan.

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Assess the significant forces that have shaped operations management in recent history. How did these forces impact the business operations of

your company? If your company does not yet exist, how do you envision these forces will impact the business operations of your company? 

b) Critique the key obstacles and issues that confronted company management during the evolution of operations management into the modern

era. How did your company’s management handle these obstacles? If your company did not exist then, how do you think they would have

responded to these issues?

c) Assess changes to operations management philosophies and organizational structures in response to the evolving complexity of business

operations. In other words, what has changed and why?

d) Analyze the business operations of your selected company. Consider questions such as these in your response: What organizational processes

does the company use? How do the business operations support the strategic plan, mission, and vision of the company? What factors affect

productivity and profitability?

e) Determine the key trends in production, quality, resource, and information management with a focus on the business operations of your

company.

f) Assess the impact of these key trends on the business operations of your selected company and on the business product, service, or other idea