Please create a response to the question below that is in the range of four $(4)$ to six $(6)$ sentences in length, maximum. Please make sure to incorporate one Canadian, and one international example. As well, please make use of one quote from either a secondary or a primary source.

$$In today$$s rough$-$and$-$tumble twenty$-$first century business landscape, why is operations management such an important element to business success and longevity$$