Develop an operation management plan

For this activity, you will apply the concepts of operations management to real-world situations.

You may wish to develop a business such as a retail sales operation, an online service like tutoring, or maybe a personal service such as lawn care or pet grooming as your business. In writing your paper, you should research and consider at least 4 scholarly sources (i.e. textbooks, scholarly articles from a peer-reviewed journal, etc.) As you write the paper, make sure to address the following topics:

• Will the business manufacture a product, deliver a service, broker information, offer goods for sale, or distribute goods for others?
• Will the business offer one product or service, or a range of products and services?
• Will the company have a bricks-and-mortar presence, or sell strictly over the Web?
• Will the firm be a large company, a medium-sized enterprise, or a small business?
• How will you provide /transport the service or product to the consumer?
• Will there be a need for inventory storage?
• Purchasing procedures: Identify the necessary input (raw materials necessary to generate the output, or product). Who will or can you buy the raw materials from? If you are providing a service, what supplies will you need to begin and where will they be purchased from?
• What accounting and/or purchasing system(s) will you need to accomplish buying either a product line or a service-based business?
• Quality control procedures: Identify what quality control measures you will use in order to make sure the product or service meets consumer standards.
• What are the goals of supply chain management in terms of your operations? How will these goals affect your operations?
• Discuss if you will need to implement a global supply chain management strategy. Why or why not?
• Identify any suppliers or vendors you plan to utilize and why.
• Identify and assess whether or not your business will utilize continuous improvement processes or procedures. Why or why not?
• How would the business adhere to sustainable practice and environmental concerns?