title: Operations management: a tool to increase profitability.
abstract: Operations management enables the efficient utilization of the production systems in a business. This paper will address several key elements in the business competency of operations management. Specifically, this discussion will review the components of a material requirement planning system and a "just-in-time" system for inventory control and time management to enable the dentist to monitor a portion of the practice's overhead costs.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California, USA. mulvehil@hsc.usc.edu
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mulvehill
mesh_terms: D001071:Appointments and Schedules; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D003748:Dental Equipment; D003764:Dental Materials; D004526:Efficiency; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005376:Financial Management; D006801:Humans; D011215:Practice Management, Dental / Q000191:economics; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D017748:Time Management
chemical_list: D003764:Dental Materials