Write a research about Strategic Operations Management Decisions

The reaearch should be :

1- about a famous company ( Apple , Google , GM , Ford , Microsoft … etc )

2- 10 – 15 Pages

3- answers the folwoing questions if applicable ;

•Abstract

•Introduction

The Critical Decisions

;1. Design of goods and services

;What good or service should we offer?

;How should we design these products and services?

;2. Managing quality

How do we define quality?

;Who is responsible for quality?

3. Process and capacity design

;What process and what capacity will these products require?

;What equipment and technology is necessary for these processes?

;4. Location strategy

;Where should we put the facility?

On what criteria should we base the location decision?

5. Layout strategy

;How should we arrange the facility?

;How large must the facility be to meet our plan?

6. Human resources and job design

How do we provide a reasonable work environment?

;How much can we expect our employees to produce?

7. Supply-chain management

;Should we make or buy this component?

Who should be our suppliers and how can we integrate them into our strategy?

8. Inventory, material requirements planning, and JIT

;How much inventory of each item should we have?

;When do we re-order?

9. Intermediate and short–term scheduling

Are we better off keeping people on the payroll during slowdowns?

Which jobs do we perform next?

10. Maintenance

;How do we build reliability into our processes?

Who is responsible for maintenance?