Word Origin & History. limb O.E. lim limb, joint, main branch of a tree, from P.Gmc. *limu- (cf. O.N. limr limb, lim small branch of a tree), a variant of *liÃ¾u- (cf. O.E. liÃ¾, O.Fris. lith, O.N. liÃ°r, Goth. liÃ¾us a limb; with prefix ga-, source of Ger. glied limb, member), from PIE base *lei- to bend, be movable, be nimble.. The parasitic -b began to appear late 1500s for no reason.
Operations management (OM) is the business function responsible for managing the process of creation of goods and services. It involves planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling all the resources needed to produce a companyâs goods and services.
Operations management is one of the central functions of all organisations. This free course, Understanding operations management, will provide you with a basic framework for understanding this function, whether producing goods or services or in the private, public or voluntary sectors.fter studying this course, you should be able to: 1  define âoperationsâ and âoperations managementâ. 2  identify the roles and responsibilities of operations managers in different organisational contexts. 3  identify the operations management aspects of your own work.