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Video

Global Supply Chains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zah56jOw37M
This video explains the main influences on operations management, with a lot of emphasis on globalization.

What is Operations Management?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leMOReAE2hkf
What is operations management?  This video explains what operations management means.

Managing a Supply Chain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVYcxi1rDgE
This video showcases how freight moves through the supply chain, the importance of an efficient transportation system for reliable freight movement, and the impact the transportation system has on the economy.

Operations and Decision Making
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkGa81cX2vo
This video looks at Burt's Bees strategic decision of sourcing in Tanzania and over 60 other countries.

Integrating Operations and the Supply Chain
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2kJgpNWCrU
This animated video shows how operations decisions function throughout the supply chain for Nike shoes.

Changes in Operations Management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thQfzzMnU3U
This historical video from 1953 shows the Ford Motor Company plant, and shows how assembly lines created efficiency in Ford's operations, a major milestone in the field of management.

Trends in Operations Management
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCwZA53Mg7E
This video shows trends in operations and supply chain management.

Web

Operations Management and Value Creation
http://www.strategy-business.com/article/00072?pg=all
This article describes how service operations can be a "secret weapon" to create customer satisfaction.

Corporate Social Responsibility
http://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/sustainability-and-resource-productivity/our-insights/starting-at-the-source-sustainability-in-supply-chains
This article describes the impact of sustainability in the supply chain on businesses and society.