The Enterprise and Economic Development Glossary a resource of the .network library

operations:

... the ongoing activities of enterprise which output their goods and services as well as maintain their range of recurring functions that benefit stakeholders. Wikipedia has a definition of business operations. An operation is an entity of enterprise that requires management.

A business operation is an organized process or series of planned activities, undertakings, and dealings in commercial, industrial, or professional environments or situations where trade occurs or where money changes hands. The operations of a business include all recurring activities having a purpose to produce profit or increase value for its owner(s). Business operations are day-to-day managed actions occurring simultaneously in separate units functioning as a whole. The Free Management Library explains more about operations management.

An industrial operation is the same as described above, except it in the sector of an economy made up of manufacturing and processing. Industrial operations include assembly, inventory and distribution of manufactured products or processed materials wherein there is a component of labor other than in that which is involved in transportation, warehousing, manufacturing sales and services or assembly in the retail sector.

Operational involves the dynamics of functionality. Preparation creates a state of readiness so as to be in effect at the time operations begin. Startup is an operational term. Being in operation means that a series of actions for achieving a result are taking place, i.e., being operational.

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