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operations management  

Definition

  • Operations management (OM) is the synergetic group of business activities responsible for developing, implementing, operating, managing, and improving business processes aiming at transforming resources (i.e., inputs) into products and services (outputs). OM is closely related to the process of value creation within a company; therefore, it is essential to success in business. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Operations Management]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-C3WP40DC-G

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