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What are 'resources' in the context of operations and administration?

Assets such as money, humans, property, goods, information and equipment.

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Operations and Administration — Resource Management

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Question: What are 'resources' in the context of operations and administration?

Answer: Assets such as money, humans, property, goods, information and equipment.

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Question: What does management of resources involve?

Answer: Control over money, humans, property and equipment to integrate and coordinate resources so value is added across operating systems.

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Question: Give examples of operating systems where resource management adds value.

Answer: Planning, purchasing, inventorying, transporting, storage and consultation.

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Question: List the main elements (building blocks) of resource control.

Answer: Planning resource needs and access; purchasing/acquisition; inventorising; transportation; storage; and consultation in an integrated, coordinated man

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Question: What is 'planning of resource needs and access to resources'?

Answer: Determining what resources are required and how they will be obtained and accessed.

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Question: What does 'purchasing or the acquisition thereof to ensure supply thereof' refer to?

Answer: Buying or otherwise acquiring resources so the organisation has a reliable supply.

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Question: What does 'inventorising' mean in resource management?

Answer: Keeping records and tracking of resources held (inventory management).

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Question: Why is transportation listed as a component of resource control?

Answer: Because resources must be moved to where they are needed within the organisation or supply chain.

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Question: What role does storage play in resource management?

Answer: Providing safe, organized places to keep resources until they are needed.

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Question: What does 'consultation of resources in an integrated and coordinated manner' mean?

Answer: Coordinating and communicating about resources across functions so they are used efficiently together.