
Principles of Operations Management
Les Galloway(Author)
Cengage Learning EMEA (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 18. June 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
235 pages
978-1-86152-378-5 (ISBN)
Description
This edition provides the lay person with a comprehensive overview of operations and its relation to other management functions. The author discusses the strategies and role of operations in organizations in order to establish a framework within which operations can be successfully managed. It then considers product design, services, and the operations function itself, tackling the issues involved in planning and control, including discussions of JIT and TQM. Examples are drawn from both manufacturing and service industries to focus on an analysis of key techniques that are useful to managers from a range of backgrounds.
This edition provides the lay person with a comprehensive overview of operations and its relation to other management functions. The author discusses the strategies and role of operations in organizations in order to establish a framework within which operations can be successfully managed. It then considers product design, services, and the operations function itself, tackling the issues involved in planning and control, including discussions of JIT and TQM. Examples are drawn from both manufacturing and service industries to focus on an analysis of key techniques that are useful to managers from a range of backgrounds.
This edition provides the lay person with a comprehensive overview of operations and its relation to other management functions. The author discusses the strategies and role of operations in organizations in order to establish a framework within which operations can be successfully managed. It then considers product design, services, and the operations function itself, tackling the issues involved in planning and control, including discussions of JIT and TQM. Examples are drawn from both manufacturing and service industries to focus on an analysis of key techniques that are useful to managers from a range of backgrounds.
More details
Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
ISBN-13
978-1-86152-378-5 (9781861523785)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Operations management and the operations functions; operations strategy; product design; service design; capacity investment; design of the task; planning and control 1 - capacity planning; inventory control; planning and control 2 - batch scheduling; planning and control 3 - JIT and OPT 11; project planning and control; the management of quality; plant maintenance.