Operations Management
Contemporary Concepts and Cases
Published on 1. July 2000
Book
Mixed media product
978-0-07-117944-7 (ISBN)
Description
This text contains both text and cases. The cases offer variety in length and rigour, with several of them taken from Harvard and Darden. The student CD-ROM packaged with the book is an interactive learning tool and brings the material to life.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
facsimiles, map
Weight
800 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-117944-7 (9780071179447)
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Content
Part I Introduction: the operations function; operations strategy; product design. Part II Process design: process selection; service process design; choice of technology; process-flow analysis. Part III Quality: managing quality; quality control and improvement. Part IV Capacity and scheduling: supply chain management; forecasting; facilities and aggregate planning; scheduling operations; project scheduling. Part V Inventory: independent-demand inventory; materials requirement planning; just-in-time systems. Part VI Case studies:introduction; Shipper Manufacturing Company; FHE, Inc.; Bliven Furniture Process; Eastern Gear, Inc.; National Bicycle; Plastech; Field Service Division of DMI; Quality; Bayfield; Mud Hank Kolb; Federal Express; The Thawed Hungarian Catfish; Capacity; Meriwell Bag Company; Lawn King, Inc.; World Industrial Abrasives; Sport Obermeyer P.M. Parts Division Inventory; Consolidated Electric Southern Toro Distrit, Inc. US; Stroller Toys.