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A key to the business studies course is understanding that each key business function is interdependent on each other function in order to achieve its strategic role
Syllabus
interdependence with other key business functions
Students learn to: Assess the relationship between operations and other key business functions in two actual businesses
You could think of this in terms of how the driver of a race car; and pit crew are interdependent. In order for the driver to do their job, they depend on the pit crew for an efficient stop with tyres and fuel. Conversely, for the pit crew to do their job ( a quick pit stop) they depend on the driver stopping in the exact right location in the pit in order for the stop to go smoothly
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What interdependent means is that:
for operations to perform its strategic role for the business, operations is dependent upon the assistance of the other key business function, and;
for the other key business functions to perform their strategic roles for the business each of the other key businesses functions are dependent upon operations to perform its strategic role
The language of interdependence requires this two element analysis . It is not enough to say that operations depends upon marketing- you must also outline how marketing also depends on operations.
Some examples of interdependence are in the table to the right
Case Study Example
Watch behind the scene of an Amazon warehouse
IN PAIRS:
How are the key business functions at Amazon interdependent?
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