In what ways do operations managers add value to a company's products or services? Determine which single activity adds the most value.

Operations managers add value to companies'
products and services through ensuring quality control is always at the forefront of production
systems. I agree with an above post that states that an operations manager must make sure that
products are produced efficiently - without wasting a business's resources. This ensures a
competitively priced product reaches consumers due to production costs being reduced without
compromising on the quality of a product.

Along with the basic
responsibilities of controlling the efficient and effective production of goods, and overseeing
the provision of top-notch services, an operations manager has a deeper responsibility that adds
significant value to a product. This is their responsibilities concerning long-term
planning.

Long-term planning contributes to the sustained health of the
company, their products, and their relationships with consumers. Long-term planning is essential
to the continued financial and operational health of a business entity. Long-term planning
involves recognizing and planning for new product innovations, product redevelopment, product
enhancement, and complementary products that can be sold with an existing successful product and
service.

This long-term planning also contributes to continued operational
excellence as a company plans for and implements production line upgrades. Long-term planning
puts in place the systems, processes, procedures, and resources that continually result in
first-rate products that always meet their target market's needs.