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Concept Design Services

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Case 1 - Design house Partnerships at concept design services Case summary The case is all about CDS (Concept Design services) , earlier they were in to business to consumer business by d product name of “Focus” now they have moved from business to consumer to business to business format. They have tied up with many design house and they give them the design which they manufacture and then distribute to the customer. They also moved from manufacturing focus products to high – quality stylish home wares with a high design value. CDS has become Europe most profitable home ware businesses; it was originally founded in 1960s. The company has moved from making industrial mouldings mainly in the aerospace sector, and some cheap home …show more content…

Concepts • Input transformation output processes. • Operations topology. • General model of operations Management and operation strategy. Questions • Why is operations management important in CDS? Operations management is important in CDS (Concept Design services) if they are to continue being one of Europe’s most profitable home ware businesses. As with any other company, CDS objective is to add value to their final product while using its resources effectively and efficiently through its internal processes like planning, scheduling, control, quality. The company has successfully been able to apply the technology used in the aerospace sector into home ware items, through the mastering of injection moulding machines. Moreover, the company has expanded into a premium home ware product market from low end product i.e. “Focus”, integrating new functions within its operations, such as forming partnerships with reputable designers and increasing the volume and complexity of its production i.e. High design value products and outsources the low end low profit making product i.e. “Focus” brand. • Draw a 4 V’s profile for the company’s products/services. Volume: High/ low. it can be drawn that production volume is high as it has increased 600% since the buying of new large multi-cavity moulds and machinery. Another indication of

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