Operations Management
2nd Edition
Published on 10. May 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVI, 457 pages
978-0-333-66210-6 (ISBN)
Description
Operations Management provides a comprehensive introduction to this wide-ranging subject . The book is clearly written and jargon-free, concentrating on examining the ways an organisation turns its resources into goods or services. The student-centred approach based on learning objectives, case studies activities and review questions is ideal for those studying the subject, whilst its practical approach provides help to managers seeking to become more effective.
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Series
Edition
2nd ed. 1996
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
717 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-66210-6 (9780333662106)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
HOWARD BARNETT was formerly Principal Lecturer in Operations Management at the Business School in the University of Hertfordshire.
Content
Introduction.- Managing the Product Reliability.- Planning and Control.- Managing Independent Inventory.- Managing Dependent Demand.- Managing the Costs.- Managing the Processes.- Managing Performance.- 1: Getting the Methods Right.- Managing Performance.- 2: Measuring Work Content.- Managing Performance: Incentive Schemes.- Managing Time.- Plant Related Decisions.- Managing Numbers 1: Key Distribution.- Managing Numbers 2: Statistical Process.- Control Forecasting: Managing the Future.