In the dynamic landscape of business, dealing with fluctuations in customer demand and market unpredictability is par for the course. The legendary book "The Goal" by Eliyahu Goldratt, first published in 1984, emphasizes the primary objective of any business operation: making money. To achieve this goal, it's imperative to pinpoint and address bottlenecks that hinder the smooth flow of your sales process.
For instance, if production capacity lags behind client demand, the bottleneck likely resides in production. But what happens in uncertain market conditions? You can't simply buy more production units to match demand without inflating operational costs. The solution lies in exploiting the bottleneck to maximize productivity, efficiently managing client demand and production capacity to increase sales without a significant expense surge.
Let's take a look at how pizzerias tackle this challenge on an hourly basis. Their monthly or weekly order averages remain stable, but demand varies drastically throughout the day. By aligning their production capacity with peak demand, they optimize operations. However, what about unexpected orders exceeding capacity? Negotiating delivery times or order quantities creatively can often satisfy customers while maintaining operational flow.
This is just one example of how operations managers can influence consumer demand, syncing it with production capacities. Pizza places offer off-peak discounts to utilize capacity during slow hours and use pre-booking for large orders, ensuring flexibility during spikes in demand.
Operations management isn't just about routine procedures; it's about identifying and mitigating bottlenecks that hinder the sales process. It's about proactively managing customer demand to align with production capabilities, all in pursuit of maximizing productivity and profitability.
0:00 Introduction
0:20 Operations capacity, revenue, and risk
0:34 Order variation and market uncertainty
0:55 The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt
1:04 Bottlenecks and Theory of Constraints
2:04 Managing client demand and production capacity
2:28 How pizza companies exploit constraints and maximize productivity
2:56 Order trends at pizza shops
3:15 Production management at pizza shops
3:46 Capacity management at pizza shops
4:43 Options in operations management
5:02 Discounts strategy for off peak orders
5:11 Pre-booking system for flexibility with large orders
5:23 Operations management is enable money making
5:40 Proactive measures to manage customer demand
5:52 Conclusion
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24 авг 2023
