Operations And Supply - Why a firm must measure productivity

Operations And Supply

 Min of 300 words each and 2 resources each in APA format 

1 - Why a firm must measure productivity? Find a specific business and discuss the productivity measures and importance of productivity measurement in evaluating operations performance. Indicate the output/input measures of productive efficiency.

Note: You can secure an industry application from the e-book, Managing Service Productivity (Eds) (2014) or any scholarly journal.

2 Based on what you have learned in Chapters 7-13, describe and discuss any biblical principles that can affect the manufacturing and service processes by citing one of the cases in these chapters. Identify biblical principles and demonstrate how those principles could be applied in one of the cases. What lessons are there from this example for operations managers?

(Read: Book of Proverbs and Apostle Paul's Teaching in Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians as the biblical foundation of the case analysis)

3 From a Christian worldview, discuss how lean supply chain principles work and improve one of the following: hospital, fast-food restaurant, supermarkets, car dealership, or any manufacturing company. You can also include any example of a Christian business that adheres to Christian business principles, and at the same time, improving the company's operational performance. 

Read: The Chick-fil-A's Founder's Interview here as a reference for a Christian worldview of operating a business. The link is here: Chick-fil-A.pdf Chick-fil-A.pdf - Alternative Formats