Operations Management
Concepts in Manufacturing and Services
2nd Edition
Published on 31. July 1997
Book
Hardback
872 pages
978-0-538-87831-9 (ISBN)
Description
This text focuses on the major themes shaping the field of operations management: international operations; service operations; quality and continuous improvement; strategy; use of computers and other technologies in OM; and environmental issues.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Mason, OH
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
tables
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 222 mm
Weight
2223 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-538-87831-9 (9780538878319)
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Robert E. Markland | Shawnee Vickery | Robert L. Davis
Operations Management
Concepts in Manufacturing and Services
Book
01/1995
South-Western
€57.19
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Content
Section 1 Introduction to operations management: preview of operations management; manufacturing operations; service operations; Section 2 Operations strategy: operations strategy. Section 3 Strategic decision categories in operations management: forecasting demand for goods and services; product planning and process design; long-range capacity planning and facility location; managing quality; technological developments in operations management; organization and human resources. Section 4 Operation planning and control: global supply chain management; aggregate production planning; independent demand inventory management; dependent demand inventory management - material requirements planning; medium- and short-range capacity planning; shop floor control; just-in-time production; design and scheduling of service systems; project management; quality analysis, measurement and improvement. Section 5 Operations strategy revisited: building competitive advantage through world-class manufacturing. Section 6 Tutorials: transportation problems; decision analysis; linear programming; simulation; waiting line models.