کانون اصلی توجه OA برای مدیریت عبارتند از تعیین مراحلی که می توان به واسطه آنها به بهبود بهره وری دست یافت . تحقیق در عملیات به عنوان ابزار ارزشمندی در این تحقیق به شمار می رود و می توان از آن به عنوان رشته ای یاد کرد که به ایجاد و مدیریت بهبود بهره وری تخصیص یافته است . پژوهشگران عملیاتی روشهای دستیابی به سطوح بالای عملکرد را شناسایی می کنند . آنها از طریق ادراک مشکلات در سطح سازمانی به بهبود بهره وری دست می یابند . راه حل های آنها به طور طبیعی از روشی نشات می گیرد که به واسطه آن می توان این مشکلات را توصیف ، درک و ارائه کرد . روش یک پژوهشگر عملیاتی عبارتند از تجزیه و تحلیل خصوصیاتی چون سود ، هزینه ، راندمان و سایر موارد عملی و قابل سنجش . تحقیق در عملیات یا به عبارت دیگر به کاربردن روشهای تحلیلی پیشرفته در جهت اتخاذ تصمیمات بهتر تحت عنوان علم برتر نامیده می شود . سازمانهایی که در شناسایی فرصت هایی که می توان از آنها در جهت بهبود بهره وری ذاتی موجود در ساختار شرکت استفده کرد به O.R (تحقیق در عملیات) اعتماد نمی کنند احتمالا کمتر از توان بالقوه خود به فعالیت می پردازند . دامنه اندوخته های حاصله به واسطه الگوهای O.R بسیار گسترده است ( از مبالغ نسبتا کم تا مبالغ چند میلیارد دلاری) نمونه هایی از بهبود بهره وری که بدون وجود O.R هرگز امکان پذیر نبود در مطالعه شرکت هایی چون سیرز ، ویرهالر ، تاکوبل ، HP ، پروکتر و گمبل مشاهده می شود .
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
OA key focus for management is determining steps that can achieve Productivity Gain – and doing it before the competition. A valuable tool in this quest is operations research (O.R.), a field devoted to the creation and management of productivity gain. Operations researchers identify ways to achieve high levels of performance. They approach productivity gain by uniquely conceptualizing problems at the organizational level. Their solutions flow naturally from the way they describe, understand, appreciate, and represent these problems. An operations researchers’ approach is to analyze traditional quantities, such as profit, cost, efficiency, and other practical, measurable items. Operations research, the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions, has come to be known as “the science of better.” Organizations that don’t rely on O.R. to identify the opportunities to improve productivity that are inherent in their firms’ structure will likely operate below potential. The range of savings generated by O.R. models is broad, from modest to billions of dollars. Examples of productivity gains that would not otherwise have existed are seen in case studies of Sears, Weyerhaeuser, National Car Rental, Taco Bell, HP, and Procter & Gamble.
We all know that some people are better executives than others. This is true at even the most senior levels within an organization.
Question: the skillful execution of what kind of task is most central, most important in your own definition of excellence in general management
EXECUTIVE SUMMARYOA key focus for management is determining steps that can achieve Productivity Gain – and doing it before the competition. A valuable tool in this quest is operations research (O.R.), a field devoted to the creation and management of productivity gain. Operations researchers identify ways to achieve high levels of performance. They approach productivity gain by uniquely conceptualizing problems at the organizational level. Their solutions flow naturally from the way they describe, understand, appreciate, and represent these problems. An operations researchers’ approach is to analyze traditional quantities, such as profit, cost, efficiency, and other practical, measurable items. Operations research, the discipline of applying advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions, has come to be known as “the science of better.” Organizations that don’t rely on O.R. to identify the opportunities to improve productivity that are inherent in their firms’ structure will likely operate below potential. The range of savings generated by O.R. models is broad, from modest to billions of dollars. Examples of productivity gains that would not otherwise have existed are seen in case studies of Sears, Weyerhaeuser, National Car Rental, Taco Bell, HP, and Procter & Gamble.We all know that some people are better executives than others. This is true at even the most senior levels within an organization. Question: the skillful execution of what kind of task is most central, most important in your own definition of excellence in general management