
OperationsNow. Com
Byron Finch(Author)
McGraw-Hill Professional (Publisher)
Published on 16. December 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
978-0-07-112334-1 (ISBN)
Description
This exciting new text answers two prevalent needs for a "business focused" operations management text that fully employ the use of technology, primarily the Internet. OperationsNow.com is the first operations management text to make full use of the power of Internet. Through the use of current articles, new feeds, tours and more, this text delivers to students the most current and relevant information available in the operations management industry. Students using this text evaluate operations management functions as they happen in the world around them, making this most current, applicable and innovative operations management resource available.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
col. Illustrations, 1 col. port.
Dimensions
Height: 259 mm
Width: 203 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1225 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-112334-1 (9780071123341)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Professor of Operations Management in the Richard T. Farmer School of Business Administration at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He earned his BS and MS degrees from Iowa State University and received his doctorate from the William Terry College of Business Administration at the University of Georgia in 1986. He began teaching and research responsibilities in 1987 at Miami University, where he has taught operations management and supply chain management courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels
Content
1. Introduction to Operations Management2. Financial Return3. Value4. Cost Minimization5. Quality6. Timeliness7. Competitiveness8. Demand9. Inventory10. People11. Suppliers12. Processes13. Capacity14. Just-in-Time15. Total Quality Management16. Theory of Constraints17. Supply Chain Management