Company: Costco
Topic:competitive strategy of Costco

Background and Context: Discuss type of industry, products/services, existing channels, competition in the context of sales and customer service, and how organizational vision and strategies have
influenced their management.
Analysis of current operations management style and philosophy
Analysis of key terms and principles learned in class and how they relate to the status and future goals of the company
Analysis of related Organizational Systems, Policies & Culture Recommendations

Apply these concepts to the paper (Must be Included in Paper) Not all have to be used
• Product design
• Service design
• Break even analysis
• Fixed cost
• Variable cost
• Design for Manufacture
• Product life Cycle
• Remanufacturing
• Intermittent operations
• Line process
• Project process
• Process flow chart
• Process flow analysis
• Job design
• Technical Feasibility
• Economic Feasibility
• Job rotation
• Problem- solving team
• Special- purpose team
• Alternative workplace
• JIT (Just in Time)
• Continuous improvement
• Simplicity
• Broad view of organization
• Forecasting
• Quantitative forecasting
• Qualitative forecasting
• Market research
• Time series Model
• Layout Planning
• Process layout
• Repetitive processing system
• Product layout
• Fixed position layout
• Block plan
• Supply change management
• Traffic management
• Logistics
• Internal function
• External suppliers
• Distribution Inventory
• Raw material
• Components
• Work in process
• Customer service
• Costs (capital, holding, item, storage, risk)
• Pareto Law