Operations and Supply Chain Management: The Core
4th Edition
Published on 16. March 2016
Book
Hardback
544 pages
978-1-259-54972-4 (ISBN)
Description
The forth edition of Operations and Supply Chain Management: The Core focuses on the important "core" concepts in the dynamic field of operations. Just as lava flows from the core of the earth, operations and supply chain management is the core of business. Material must flow through supply chain processes to create cash output and input. This new edition has an increased focus on supply chain analytics involving the analysis of data to better solve business problems.Connect is the only integrated learning system that empowers students by continuously adapting to deliver precisely what they need, when they need it, and how they need it, so that your class time is more engaging and effective.
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Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
OH
United States
Target group
College/higher education
US School Grade: From College Freshman to College Graduate Student
Illustrations
238 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 198 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1043 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-259-54972-4 (9781259549724)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
F. Robert Jacobs is Chase Faculty Fellow Professor of Operations Management at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. He received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering as well as Computer and Information Science, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in Operations Management all from The Ohio State University.
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.
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.
Content
Strategy and Analytics1.Operations and Supply Chain Management 2.Strategy and Sustainability3.Forecasting4.Strategic Capacity ManagementA.Learning Curves5.ProjectsManufacturing and Service Processes6.Manufacturing ProcessesA.Break-Even Analysis7.Service Processes8.Sales and Operations Planning9.Material Requirements Planning10.Quality Management and Six-sigma Supply Chain Processes and Analytics11.Inventory Management12.Lean Supply Chains13.Global Sourcing and Procurement 14.Location, Logistics and DistributionAppendixA. Linear Programming Using the Excel SolverB. Answers to Selected ProblemsC. Present Value TableD. Negative Exponential DistributionE. Areas of the Cumulative Standard Normal Distribution