Mr. Adjorlolo is the newly employed Operations Manager for Dunu Foods Limited, a food processing, distribution and supply company located in the district capital of Ho. He is tasked to oversee the entire input transformation output process of the company to ensure customer satisfaction. What six key steps can Mr. Adjorlolo take to ensure the operations system works at peak performance level and ultimately satisfy customer/clients’ needs?

Mr. Adjorlolo is the newly employed Operations Manager for Dunu Foods Limited, a food processing, distribution and supply company located in the district capital of Ho. He is tasked to oversee the entire input transformation output process of the company to ensure customer satisfaction. What six key steps can Mr. Adjorlolo take to ensure the operations system works at peak performance level and ultimately satisfy customer/clients’ needs?

Management, Loose-Leaf Version

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ISBN:9781305969308

Author:Richard L. Daft

Publisher:Richard L. Daft

Chapter7: Planning And Goal Setting

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