Develop an operation management plan Instructions: 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? 

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