Effective Decision Making of Supply Chain PDF

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Text reference: (1)
Pablo, 2012. ‘Lean Production: reducing waste to increase productivity’.Harvard Business
Review. Available at: < https://appfluence.com/productivity/lean-production-reducing-
waste/>.
Lean mainly refers to improving production processes more efficient, but lean is more
than this. The main gaol of using this lean is to reduce waste in every forms to make a
process or business the best it can be from the company side. One of the Japanese
manufacturing sector introduce an idea to reduce waste in order to increase overall
productivity, it is not about cutting out employee breaks and minimise the lunch hours. In
the formulation of effective lean manufacturing, better outcomes can be attained with less
efforts and resources. At the end of this, specific suggestion is to be made regarding
improvement in the process.
Genre:
This particular articles are clearly addressing the academics and operational managers of
an organisation. The objectives of this article is to reduce waste during the time of
production process.
Styles:
The style used by the writer is to expository with a large matters and approaches of
operations management like lean manufacturing. The text uses as an informal written
style that proved through the effective use of third period and no such use of any
abbreviations.
Text reference: (2)
Keith Shipp, 2018. ‘Putting Six Sigma to Work in Business-to-Business Sales’ Harvard
Business Review. Avaliable at: <https://www.isixsigma.com/operations/marketing-and-
sales/putting-six-sigma-work-business-business-sales/>.
Sig-sigma can have direct implication on overall sales results if a company is disciplined
in keeping the entire aim on customer value which is buying process. Although data
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would be most probably being uncovered that can lead to make modification in
opportunity in these and other areas. It is the biggest challenge in from of the salesman to
convince the sales organisation that this is a way for them to make changes in their overall
relationship with the primary customer and collect unique insights into buying decisions.
By the help of Sig-sigma approaches company can transform the sales process, but it
cannot be able to improve sales outcomes.
Genre:
This article is basically addressing to production units and divisional managers. The
purpose of this article is to increase total sales and create value to the customers. Also to
promote B2B business so that maximum chances of profitability can be enhanced.
Style:
Persuasive style of writing being taken into account. As this article is based on formal
writing skills because it is short and simples. In order to write this article, third person is
more styles is being used. Such as They.
Text reference: (3)
Securing, S., 2013. A review of modeling approaches for sustainable supply chain
management. Decision support systems. 54(4). pp.1513-1520.
It has been seen that fast fashion sector is having determine by large operations across both
developing and developed nations. Because of economic and environmental issues in other
parts of the country. Companies are targeting into increasing aim on sustainability and try
to ensure the same quality and standards in working within an organisation. Although, the
tension in the exchange of resources among developing nation. The results of this study
reveal that these companies used to aim on significantly on supplier compliance with their
code of conduct. The overall analysis provide effective ways to make improvement the
demand and carryout reliable decision in proper manner.
Genre: This article is based on overall management and effective decision making of
supply chain. The overall control and management is entirely based on marketing
managers. The objective is to make proper flow of goods from one destination to another.
Style: The basic style used by the author is to expository with specific words and
expressions such as supply chain management. The text uses as a formal written styles that
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proves by the use of third persons. There is no such abbreviation is been used.
Text reference: (4)
Chen, Z. and Hua Tan, K., 2013. The impact of organization ownership structure on JIT
implementation and production operations performance. International Journal of
Operations & Production Management. 33(9). pp.1202-1229.
The implication of organisation ownerships structure on JIT implementation and
production is taken into account. The purpose of this to explore the relationship among
organisation operation department. Most of research shows that ownerships would not
impacts on the JIT and performance. However, outcomes indicate that frequency of JIT
practices varies with organisation nature and scope. It is having positive relation with
operation department in all types of ownerships firms, with proper exception of firms.
Most of the companies use this stock strategies in order to increase efficiency and decrease
waste by retaining goods only as they required for the manufacturing process.
Genre: The above article is based on overall impacts of JIT on production and operation
management. This is written in accordance with the operation head and production
managers.
Style: In this article persuasive style of writing is used which in order to convince the
department to manage and control their internal stocks. The formal ways of writing are
taken into accounts. The statements are written in third person.
Text reference: (5)
Sadikoglu, E. and Olcay, H., 2014. The effects of total quality management practices on
performance and the reasons of and the barriers to TQM practices in Turkey. Advances in
Decision Sciences. 2014.
Total quality management (TQM) is one of the effective method to long term growth and
success through customer satisfaction. All the member of an organisation participates in
improving processes and culture within which they used to operate. The study investigates
impacts of TQM practise on different performance measure as well as ways and barriers in
context to the organisation. Mainly, it has been analysing that there is very minimum
involvement of employment because they are not aware, committed and inappropriate
attitude. The research can have recommended that firms can continue implementation of
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TQM with all variables to improve overall performance of an organisation.
Genre: This article is written on the subject matter of Total quality management which is
control and operated by quality department in charge. The purpose of this article is to
analyse the barriers found within an organisation.
Style:
In this, the style used by the author is expository with a large array of facts and sentence
such as TQM. The text uses an formal written style that proved by the use of third person
and use of abbreviation “TQM”.
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