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process - ✔✔any activity or group of activities that takes one or more inputs,
transforms them, and provides one or more outputs for customers
core processes - ✔✔deliver value to the external customer
support process - ✔✔provide vital inputs to core processes
operation - ✔✔a group of resources performing all or part of one or more
processes
4 core processes - ✔✔1. Supplier Relationship Process
2. New Service/Product Development
3. Order Fulfillment Process
4. Customer Relationship Process
,manufacturing process - ✔✔physical, durable output
output can be inventoried
low customer contact
long response time
capital intensive
quality easily measured
service process - ✔✔intangible, perishable output
output cannot be inventoried
high customer contact
short response time
labor intensive
quality not easily measured
3 core functions of business - ✔✔operations
finance
marketing
, 3 core functions of business: operations - ✔✔translates materials and services into
outputs
3 core functions of business; finance - ✔✔acquires financial resources and capital
for inputs
3 core functions of business: marketing - ✔✔generates sales of outputs
How do organizations typically compete? (Four major competitive priorities) -
✔✔Cost
Quality
Time
Flexibility
quality - ✔✔consistent quality
top quality
time - ✔✔delivery speed
on time delivery
development speed
Flexibility - ✔✔customization