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An increased emphasis on service The increased role of women in the workplace The seemingly increasing rate at which both internal and external environments change. Problem 3: Operations managers are called upon to support the organization's strategy. OM does this with some combination of one of three strategies. What are these three strategies? Problem 4: Deer Inc. is evaluating its international suppliers. They are looking internationally for new suppliers of engines. Shown below are the factors, weights, and ratings for 3 possible suppliers. Factor WeightsPolandMexicoSouth KoreaPolitical stability.40476Financial strength.30884Sustainability policies.10756Cost.2010610 Which city should they choose? ANSWERS: Problem 1: A major storm or hurricane may have considerable impact on a companys facilities and scheduling. Flooding and wind damage can make a facility unusable or significantly reduce its capacity. Stocks of raw materials, especially agricultural products, might be damaged or in short supply. The long-term availability of some materials might be significantly reduced. There may be a shortage of important services during the recovery. For example, the demand for roofers and builders is high after a major storm and they would like to be able to rapidly increase their capacity to handle the higher demand. Terrorist activity has forced organizations to rethink, and in many cases expand, their security systems. Firms have also had to reevaluate their supply networks and consider increasing their inventory safety stock. They may also reassess the risks of foreign locations and expansion. A decrease in the skill levels of Americans entering the labor market requires that organizations place more emphasis on training, turn to automation to obviate the need for human labor, and hire from outside the United States. WTO and NAFTA changed the rules for trading, opened new markets, and in some instances, changed the role of labor versus capital (where labor is especially low cost, emphasis often shifts from the use of capital to the use of labor). The increasing cost of health insurance adds significantly to the cost of labor. Some large US organizations are passing on this increased cost to the employees or reducing other parts of the benefit package in response to these pressures. The Internet has promoted globalization of markets, and eliminated barriers of geography and time. Problem 2: The increased emphasis on service has, among other things, fostered an increased in information about customers and sales tracking. Firms are also increasing training because so much of the service economy is dependent upon individual interaction with the customer. The increased role of women in the workplace is requiring an increased emphasis on the creation and communication of appropriate human resource policies. It may also be fostering the creation of flexible work schedules and, to a lesser degree, telecommuting. Some companies seem to be adopting the perspective that their main problem is now the management of change as opposed to the management of a specific process or product. Management of change is becoming a formal part of the managers responsibility. Problem 3: OM managers support the firm's strategy by achieving a competitive advantage through some combination of differentiation, low-cost leadership, and response. Problem 4: Weighted Ratings Factor WeightsPolandMexicoSouth KoreaPolitical stability.404 x .4 = 1.67 x .4 = 2.86 x .4 = 2.4Financial strength.308 x .3 = 2.48 x .3 = 2.44 x .3 = 1.2Sustainability policies.107 x .1 = .75 x .1 = .56 x .1 = .6Cost.2010 x .2 =2.06 x .2 = 1.210 x .2 = 2.0Totals:1.006.76.96.2 Therefore, it appears that based upon the weights and rating, Mexico should be chosen.     PAGE 3 PAGE 4 Copyright 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. HST G R [ ] ^ _ ` k , > ? F G M N T U ` b u v y z { | } ~  ̣̣̣̣̖̖̖̖̖̖̖̖̖̖̖̖̖̖̖̖̱̾h6ufh6ufCJPJaJh6ufh6uf5CJPJaJh6ufh@UCJPJaJh6ufh@U5CJPJaJh6uf5CJPJaJh6ufh>CJaJh6ufh>CJ h>CJ h>5CJh>h6uf;HIT / M 9 G H S ! N ^ _ k , dgd@U$xa$ & F xgd6uf & F xgd6ufx%t, ? 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