Operations Management
Creating Value Along the Supply Chain
7th Edition
Published on 5. October 2010
Book
Hardback
832 pages
978-0-470-52590-6 (ISBN)
Description
Known for its comprehensive approach, this text shows operations managers how to analyse processes, ensure quality, create value, and manage the flow of information, products and services. The seventh edition offers an extensive collection of exercises and solved problems to reinforce key concepts. An increased emphasis is placed on supply chain management and services. New information is presented on the environment and green management, and technology type OM topics as it applies to production, control, the supply chain, and global operations. All chapter opening cases and in-text example boxes have also been revised or replaced. This new content better prepares operations managers for the issues they'll experience in the field.
More details
Edition
7th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 276 mm
Width: 223 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
1725 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-52590-6 (9780470525906)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
PART ONE: Operations Management. 1. Introduction to Operations Management. S1. Operational Decision-Making Tools: Decision Analysis. 2. Quality Management. 3. Statistical Process Control. S3. Operational Decision-Making Tools: Acceptance Sampling. 4. Product Design. 5. Service Design. 6. Processes and Technology. 7. Capacity and Facilities. S7. Operational Decision-Making Tools: Facility Location Models. 8. Human Resources. S8. Operational Decision-Making Tools: Work Measurement. 9. Project Management. PART TWO: Supply Chain Management. 10. Supply Chain Management Strategy and Design. 11. Global Supply Chain Procurement and Distribution. S11. Operational Decision-Making Tools: Transportation and Transshipment Models. 12. Forecasting. 13. Inventory Management. S13. Operational Decision-Making Tools: Simulation. 14. Sales and Operations Planning. S14. Operational Decision-Making Tools: Linear Programming. 15. Resource Planning. 16. Lean Systems. 17. Scheduling. Appendix A--Normal Curve Areas. Solution to Selected Odd-Numbered Problems. Index.