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I don't get how you do this??

Like if the question is asking explain the influences of operations and analyse the strategies used to manage these influences?

How do you structure it?

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If you're talking about Operation strategies to manage influences on Operations...

I'd list the influences out... so straight out of the syllabus,

Globalisation, technology, quality, cost-based competition, government policies and legal regulations, and environmental sustainability.

Then under each heading, I would explain the actual influence so for example, globalisation: it affects the supply chain since firms are now not geographically restricted when it comes to purchasing inputs, this allows the firms to purchase cheaper/higher quality good as well as access to new technology and resources that may not be available in certain countries. Then you could say that a strategy that the firm could implement is the use of global sourcing in the supply chain management, where the firm will find a variety of different suppliers and choose the one that is the 'best' based on quality and price interaction.

you can go on further from there but if u can, it would be best to integrate another strategy into that influence, for example, I would also do outsourcing since globalisation allows further outsourcing offshore (more costs advantages and access to potentially higher skilled labour forces etc)

If u read the syllabus, you should be able to see that many of the influences can be easily linked to a strategy, even "technology" is featured as a subheading in both of influences and the strategies

I'm guessing that you've got a stimulus? Recognise the influences they list and see if there's any hints on which strategies they want u to talk about, otherwise just choose any influence, explain it, then find a strategy and link it in.
 
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If you're talking about Operation strategies to manage influences on Operations...

I'd list the influences out... so straight out of the syllabus,

Globalisation, technology, quality, cost-based competition, government policies and legal regulations, and environmental sustainability.

Then under each heading, I would explain the actual influence so for example, globalisation: it affects the supply chain since firms are now not geographically restricted when it comes to purchasing inputs, this allows the firms to purchase cheaper/higher quality good as well as access to new technology and resources that may not be available in certain countries. Then you could say that a strategy that the firm could implement is the use of global sourcing in the supply chain management, where the firm will find a variety of different suppliers and choose the one that is the 'best' based on quality and price interaction.

you can go on further from there but if u can, it would be best to integrate another strategy into that influence, for example, I would also do outsourcing since globalisation allows further outsourcing offshore (more costs advantages and access to potentially higher skilled labour forces etc)

If u read the syllabus, you should be able to see that many of the influences can be easily linked to a strategy, even "technology" is featured as a subheading in both of influences and the strategies

I'm guessing that you've got a stimulus? Recognise the influences they list and see if there's any hints on which strategies they want u to talk about, otherwise just choose any influence, explain it, then find a strategy and link it in.
Thanks so much! Yep we're goven stimulus like a sample business and its scenario. Thanks :D
 

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