Understanding Operation, Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Understanding Operation,Logistics
and Supply Chain Management

Table of Contents
TASK...............................................................................................................................................1
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

TASK
Operation management is the area of management that concerned with managing and
designing products and developing effective business operations for gaining higher income. It
will concerned with managing and handling the whole production system which is the procedure
to convert input into output for making finished goods. Logistic and operation management are
the key factor for an organisation success and growth and another is supply chain management
which is the process to extend all business operations for extracting different raw material. Along
with this, operation management help in managing and regulating several organisation for
smoothly run of business functions in appropriate way (Berry, 2011). Logistic is the
administration of flow of products between the point of origin and point of consumption assist in
achieving certain requirements and needs. This will help in gaining higher productivity and
profitability. Logistic and supply chain relative in the industry where both terms are closely
related to the products cycle. The operation management play an important role in smoothly
running of business operations that can be used for reducing resources and also satisfying all
customers needs and wants in better manner.
The assignment is based on hospital company which named as Princess Alexandra
Hospital is the Australian teaching hospital of the University of Queensland which is located in
Brisbane, Queensland. It is the tertiary level of education along with major medical and surgical
specialities except from gynaecology, obstetrics and paediatrics. There are around 1.6 million
people who stay in this hospital with approx. 780 beds and 5800 full time equivalent hospital
staff members who serve patient every time. The hospital staff member are providing
comprehensive range of safe and reliable services or facilities to the local people which are
around 258,000 people. They are committed to the basic principle of the National health service
where they are serve services that assist in meet with all health requirements and needs of each
person and providing free facilities at the same time (West and et. al., 2012). Along with this,
Princess Alexandra Hospital are form their services which fulfil all needs of the patients such as
providing data and information regarding new facilities to all the people who are select them .
On the other hand, promote their services for gaining higher level of understanding and
availability. It is the tertiary health care centre which provide proper care for major cases of
diseases to the people. It is one of the most famous Australian leading academic and research
health centres. They are providing various services such as mental health, cancer, surgical, allied
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