Scope of Operations Management

The scope of operations management based on the interrelationship of three aspects, namely: 

1. Structural aspects, in the form of input that will be transformed according to criteria of the desired products, machinery, equipment, formulas and models. 
2. Functional aspects, namely the link between the component input, with interaksinyamulai of the planning, implementation, control, and improvements to obtain optimum performance, so that operations can be run continuously. 
3. Environmental aspects, is the tendency that occurs outside the system, such as community, government, technology, economics, political, social, cultural, demonstrated ability to adapt.

Each manager will carry out basic functions of management processes. Management process consists of planning, organizing, setting up employees, directing, and controlling. Operations managers to implement these management processes in decision making in operations management functions.

Based on the aspects mentioned above, the scope of operations management is defined to be ten important decisions in operations management are as follows:
1. The design of products and services
2. manage the quality
3. the strategy process
4. strategic location
5. Layout strategy
6. Human resources
7. Supply chain management
8. inventory management
9. scheduling
10. maintenance