OPS 571 Week 1 Discussion 2

Students need to contribute Four (4) substantive posts in this discussion by the due date indicated. The substantive posts can be any combination of responses and replies.

Hello Students,

Below a list of some of the main Learning Objectives as well as Key terms you will find in this chapter. Keep in mind that getting familiar with these may help you in the rest of the class.

Learning Objectives

• LO2–1 Know what a sustainable business strategy is and how it relates to operations and supply chain management.

• LO2–2 Define operations and supply chain strategy.

• LO2–3 Explain how operations and supply chain strategies are implemented.

• LO2–4 Understand why strategies have implications relative to business risk.

• LO2–5 Evaluate productivity in operations and supply chain management.

Key Terms for Chapter

• Sustainability
• Triple bottom line
• Operations and supply chain strategy
• Operations effectiveness
• Straddling
• Order winner
• Order qualifier
• Activity-system maps
• Supply chain risk
• Productivity

Class, Pick a company that you are familiar with and describe its operations strategy and how it relates to winning customers. Describe specific activities used by the company that support the strategy (see Exhibit 2.3 for an example)

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