OPS400 Colorado State University CH1 Operations Management Discussion Paper Please respond to the discussion forum below with at least 250 words and 3 APA

OPS400 Colorado State University CH1 Operations Management Discussion Paper Please respond to the discussion forum below with at least 250 words and 3 APA citations.

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Chapter 1 in Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management
Jha, R. K., Sahay, B. S., & Charan, P. (2016). Healthcare operations management: A structured literature review. Decision, 43(3), 259-279. doi: 10.1007/s40622-016-0132-6
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Recommended

Radnor, Z., & O’Mahoney, J. (2013). The role of management consultancy in implementing operations management in the public sector. International Journal of Operations & Production Management, 33(11), 1555-1578.
Chan, H. K., Lacka, E., Yee, R. W., & Lim, M. K. (2017). The role of social media data in operations and production management. International Journal of Production Research, 55(17), 5027-5036. doi:10.1080/00207543.2015.1053998

Additional Resources

Production and Operations Management Society website
Economics and Statistics Administration website
National Bureau of Economic Research website
Module 7: Discussion Forum

5 5 unread replies. 5 5 replies.

Supply Chain Management

Select one of the key concepts from the list below for your Discussion response. Be sure to identify the name of the organization.

Assess the strategic importance of the supply chain to your organization. What strategic differences occur between a product-based business (sells a physical, tangible product), and a service-based business (sells a service, which has no physical or tangible product)?
Compare the six sourcing strategies and relate your response to your selected organization.
Explain the steps in the supplier selection process for your selected organization. What differences occur between a product-based business (sells a physical, tangible product), and a service-based business (sells a service, which has no physical or tangible product)?
Synthesize the method to compute the percentage of assets committed to inventory and inventory turnover. How could this information improve profits to your selected organization?

Be sure to post an initial, about 250-word substantive response by Thursday at 11:59 p.m. MT, and respond to two or more peers with substantive responses by Sunday at 11:59 p.m. MT. A substantive initial post responds to the topics presented completely and/or asks a thoughtful question pertaining to the topic. Two substantive peer responses, of 100 words minimum each, ask a thoughtful question pertaining to the topic and/or answers a question (in detail) posted by another student or the instructor.

Initial post from the Professor:

We are getting there, Colleagues,

Every organization must manage their supply chain or live in chaos. Please select on of the concepts from the list of four and assess your organization against the standard. How well does your organization do, or not do?

I continue to expect the 250-word primary post, three to five sources, and two substantial response posts.

Dr. XXXXXXXX