operations

Thân thiện

The broker reviewed the daily operations report.

Definition

Noun 1. The state or process of being active, functioning, or at work. Refers to the ongoing activities and procedures involved in making something function. 2. (Often plural: operations) The organized set of activities involved in running a business, organization, or system. This encompasses the day-to-day work, processes, and management required for its core function. 3. A planned military or strategic activity. A specific mission or campaign carried out by military forces. 4. (Medical) A surgical procedure. A treatment performed on a patient's body by a surgeon, often involving cutting to repair or remove something.

Usage Examples

• Noun (General Functioning):
  • The factory resumed operations after the power was restored.
  • Smooth operations are essential for customer satisfaction.
• Noun (Business/Organizational Activities):
  • She is the Vice President of Operations.
  • The company is streamlining its manufacturing operations to reduce costs.
• Noun (Military):
  • The general oversaw the covert operation behind enemy lines.
  • A peacekeeping operation was authorized by the United Nations.
• Noun (Medical):
  • The patient is recovering well from her heart operation.
  • The surgeon performed a delicate operation on the spine.

Advanced Usage

• "To be in operation": To be active, functioning, or in effect.
  • The new policy has been in operation since January.
• "To come into operation": To begin to function or to take effect.
  • The law will come into operation next month.
• "Operations center/room": A central place where activities, especially complex ones like military missions or space flights, are monitored and coordinated.
  • Mission control is the operations center for the space agency.

Variants and Related Words

• Operate (verb): To function or to control the functioning of something.
• Operational (adjective): Related to operations; ready for use.
• Operator (noun): A person who operates equipment or manages an operation.
• Covert operation (noun phrase): A secret military or intelligence mission.

Synonyms

• Activities
• Procedures
• Functions
• Workings
• Campaign (military)
• Surgery (medical)

Related Phrases

• Field of operations: The area where an activity, especially a military one, takes place.
  • The general visited the field of operations to assess the situation.
• Operations management: The administration of business practices to create the highest level of efficiency within an organization.
  • He studied operations management in business school.
• Operations research: The application of advanced analytical methods to help make better decisions, often in business or logistics.
  • Operations research was used to optimize the delivery routes.

Học thuật

Noun

1. financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records

Từ đồng nghĩa

• trading operations