Operations Management for Competitive Advantage
11th Edition
Published on 5. January 2007
Book
Mixed media product
978-0-07-126048-0 (ISBN)
Description
"Chase, Jacobs and Aquilano: Operations Management for Competitive Advantage, 11/e (CJA)" provides a current and thorough introduction to the concepts, processes, and methods of managing and controlling operations in manufacturing or service settings. The text provides comprehensive coverage, from high-tech manufacturing to high touch services with a balanced treatment. "Chase, Jacobs, and Aquilano" also thoroughly integrates and discusses current issues such as globalization; supply chain strategy, E-business, and ERP. The concepts are illustrated by using abundant real world examples, articles, illustrations, problems and cases. Technology is integral to the success of this course, as such, CJA also provide students and instructors with an innovative array of leading edge technology learning and teaching tools.
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Edition
11th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 780 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 280 mm
Weight
1755 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-126048-0 (9780071260480)
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F. Robert Jacobs | Richard B. Chase
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Persons
Richard B. Chase is Director of the Center for Operations Management Research and Education at USC. He is widely published in both books and academic journals and is considered one of the top service "gurus" in the field. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Operations Management, an Advisor to Production and Operations Management journal, and a Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute. F. Robert Jacobs is currently department chairman at Indiana University. He has a PH.D from Ohio State and is past Vice President of the Decision Sciences Institute, Information Technology Coordinator for Decision Sciences Institute for 1997, as well as Associate Editor on the board of the Journal of Operations Management. Nicholas Aquilano is retired from the University of Arizona but is providing a critical eye to the revision. A UCLA grad and Buffa student.
Content
CONTENTS IN BRIEFSECTION ONE OPERATIONS STRATEGY AND MANAGING CHANGE1 Introduction to the Field 2 Operations Strategy and Competitiveness Technical Note 2 Optimizing the Use of Resources with Linear Programming 3 Project Management4 Product Design Technical Note 4 Learning Curves SECTION TWO PROCESS SELECTION AND DESIGN 5 Process Analysis Technical Note 5 Job Design and Work Measurement 6 Manufacturing Process Selection and Design Technical Note 6 Facility Layout 7 Service Process Selection and Design Technical Note 7 Waiting Line Management 8 Quality Management: Focus on Six Sigma Technical Note 8 Process Capability and Statistical Quality Control 9 Operations Consulting and Reengineering SECTION THREE SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN10 Supply Chain Strategy 11 Strategic Capacity Management Technical Note 11 Facility Location 12 Lean Production SECTION FOUR PLANNING AND CONTROLLING THE SUPPLY CHAINManagerial Briefing Enterprise Resource Planning Systems 13 Forecasting 14 Aggregate Sales and Operations Planning 15 Inventory Control 16 Material Requirements Planning 17 Operations Scheduling Technical Note 17 Simulation 18 Synchronous Manufacturing and Theory of Constraints SUPPLEMENTS A Financial Analysis B Operations Technology