Introduction Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Operations in a Restaurant Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Operations in an Emergency Room Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Operations from the Perspective of the Customer Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Four Dimensions of Performance Quality Cost ▪ Product quality (how good?) ▪ Efficiency ▪ Process quality (as good ▪ Process quality (as good as promised?) Time Variety ▪ Responsiveness to ▪ Customer heterogeneity demand Important for - Performance measurement - Defining a business strategy Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Four Dimensions of Performance: Measurements for a Sandwich Store Quality Cost ▪ Product quality (how good?) ▪ Efficiency ▪ Process quality (as good as promised?) p ) Variety Time ▪ Customer heterogeneity ▪ Customer heterogeneity ▪ Responsiveness to demand ▪ Responsiveness to demand Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Introduction Efficient Frontier Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Four Dimensions of Performance: Trade-offs Quality Cost ▪ Product quality (how good?) ▪ Efficiency => Price ▪ Measured by: ▪ Process quality (as good ▪ Process quality (as good - cost per unit as promised?) - utilization => Defect rate Time Variety ▪ Responsiveness to ▪ Customer heterogeneity p Customer heterogeneity demand ▪ Measured by: ▪ Measured by: - number of options - customer lead time - flexibility / set-ups - flow time - flow time - make-to-order make to order Prof. Christian Terwiesch
What Can Ops Management (This Course) Do to Help? Step 1: Help Making Operational Trade-Offs Responsiveness High Very short waiting times, Comes at the expense of Frequent operator idle time Trade- off Long waiting times, yet operators are almost fully utilized y Low Low labor High labor Labor Productivity productivity productivity (e.g. $/call) Example: Call center of a large retail bank Example: Call center of a large retail bank - objective: 80% of incoming calls wait less than 20 seconds - starting point: 30% of incoming calls wait less than 20 seconds - Problem: staffing levels of call centers / impact on efficiency OM helps: Provides tools to support strategic trade-offs Prof. Christian Terwiesch
What Can Ops Management (This Course) Do to Help? Step 2: Overcome Inefficiencies Responsiveness High Current frontier In the industry Competitor A Eliminate inefficiencies Competitor C Low Competitor B Competitor B Low labor High labor Labor Productivity productivity productivity (e.g. $/call) Example: • Benchmarking shows the pattern above • Don’t just manage the current system… Change it! Provides tools to identify and eliminate inefficiencies => Define Efficient Frontier Types of inefficiencies: -Poor process design - Inconsistencies in activity network Prof. Christian Terwiesch
What Can Ops Management (This Course) Do to Help? Step 3: Evaluate Proposed Redesigns/New Technologies Responsiveness High High Redesign process New frontier Current frontier In the industry Low Low labor High labor Labor Productivity productivity productivity ( (e.g. $/call) $/ ) Example: • What will happen if we develop / purchase technology X? • Better technologies are always (?) nice to have, but will they pay? Better technologies are al a s (?) nice to ha e b t ill the pa ? OM helps: Evaluates system designs before they occur Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Example: The US Airline Industry Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Example: The US Airline Industry Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Introduction Format of the course Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Course Outline / Grading / Homework Objective of the course: Understanding and improving business processes Performance measures How-to Mix of industries: healthcare restaurants automotive computers call centers banking etc Mix of industries: healthcare, restaurants, automotive, computers, call centers, banking, etc Course Outline Introduction (0.5 weeks) 1. Process analysis (1.5 weeks) 2. Productivity 3. Product variety 4. Responsiveness 5. Quality Requirements / Prerequisites : There are no prerequisites for the course Some modules require statistical knowledge (standard deviation, normal distribution) Homework assignments One large assignment after each module (five assignments); 10% each Final exam with questions from all modules; 50% q ; Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Text Book Course book Cachon, Gerard, Christian Terwiesch, Matching Supply with Demand: An Introduction to Operations Management , 3rd edition, Irwin - McGraw Hill, 2012 (ISBN 978-0073525204, 507 pages) Prof. Christian Terwiesch
Personal Introduction MBA core course: Operations Management: Quality and Productivity Taught ~ 60 times ~ 4000 MBA students McKinsey Ops Practice ~ 500 new associates Research: Operations Management, focus on Healthcare Management Innovation tournaments and contests Christian Terwiesch terwiesch@wharton.upenn.edu Andrew M. Heller Professor at the Wharton School Senior Fellow Leonard Davis Institute for Health Economics 573 Jon M. Huntsman Hall Philadelphia, PA 19104.6366 Prof. Christian Terwiesch
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