Operations Management - International Student Edition
Managing Global Supply Chains
2nd Edition
Published on 14. February 2019
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Operations Management: Managing Global Supply Chains takes a holistic, integrated approach to managing operations and supply chains by exploring the strategic, tactical, and operational decisions and challenges facing organizations worldwide. Authors Ray R. Venkataraman and Jeffrey K. Pinto address sustainability in each chapter, showing that sustainable operations and supply chain practices are not only attainable, but are critical and often profitable practices for organizations to undertake. With a focus on critical thinking and problem solving, Operations Management provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the field and equips them with the tools necessary to thrive in today's evolving global business environment.
The new Second Edition includes more recent real-world examples of operations and supply chain issues, as well as new and updated cases. The inclusion of the new SAGE amp management system significantly improves the learning experience for the students and delivers learning outcomes for instructors.
The new Second Edition includes more recent real-world examples of operations and supply chain issues, as well as new and updated cases. The inclusion of the new SAGE amp management system significantly improves the learning experience for the students and delivers learning outcomes for instructors.
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2nd Revised edition
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Thousand Oaks
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Ray R. Venkataraman is Professor of Project and Supply Chain Management at the Sam and Irene Black School of Business at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. He has a PhD in Management Science from Illinois Institute of Technology and has over 30 years of teaching experience. He has taught a variety of courses, including Operations Planning and Control, Supply Chain Management, Operations Strategy, Purchasing, Business Statistics, and Project Management. He has received the Ideal Industries Award for Excellence in Business Teaching at Northern Illinois University. He currently teaches online courses in Planning and Resource Management in Projects, and Cost and Value Management in Projects at the graduate level. Dr. Venkataraman has several research publications in top-tier operations management journals. He has published in journals such as International Journal of Production Research, Omega, International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Production and Operations Management, Production and Inventory Management, Production Planning and Control, The International Journal of Quality and Reliability Management, and Interfaces. In addition, he has coauthored books titled Cost and Value Management in Projects and Decision Making in Project Management. His current research interests are in the area of sustainability integration in project and supply chain management. As an assistant manager with a multinational bank in India, Dr. Venkataraman has several years of industry experience in the financial services industry. He has served on the editorial review boards of the Production and Operations Management and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management journals.
Dr. Jeffrey K. Pinto is the Andrew Morrow and Elizabeth Lee Black Chair in the Management of Technology in the Sam and Irene Black School of Business at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Dr. Pinto held previous academic appointments at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Maine. In 2016, he was a visiting scholar at the Kemmy School of Business, University of Limerick, Ireland. He is the lead faculty member for Penn State's Master of Project Management program. The author or editor of 26 books and over 150 scientific papers that have appeared in a variety of academic and practitioner journals, books, conference proceedings, video lessons, and technical reports, Dr. Pinto's work has been translated into nine languages. He served as editor of the Project Management Journal from 1990 to 1996, is past-department editor for R&D and engineering projects with IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and serves on several other journal editorial boards. With over 25 years' experience in the field of project management, Dr. Pinto is a two-time recipient of the Distinguished Contribution Award from the Project Management Institute for outstanding service to the project management profession. He received PMI's Research Achievement Award in 2009 for outstanding contributions to project management research. In 2017, he received the Research Achievement Award from the International Project Management Association for shaping the discipline of project management through his work.
Dr. Pinto has taught and consulted widely in the United States and Europe on a variety of topics, including project management, supply chain management, new product development, information system implementation, organization development, leadership, and conflict resolution.
Dr. Jeffrey K. Pinto is the Andrew Morrow and Elizabeth Lee Black Chair in the Management of Technology in the Sam and Irene Black School of Business at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. Dr. Pinto held previous academic appointments at the University of Cincinnati and the University of Maine. In 2016, he was a visiting scholar at the Kemmy School of Business, University of Limerick, Ireland. He is the lead faculty member for Penn State's Master of Project Management program. The author or editor of 26 books and over 150 scientific papers that have appeared in a variety of academic and practitioner journals, books, conference proceedings, video lessons, and technical reports, Dr. Pinto's work has been translated into nine languages. He served as editor of the Project Management Journal from 1990 to 1996, is past-department editor for R&D and engineering projects with IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and serves on several other journal editorial boards. With over 25 years' experience in the field of project management, Dr. Pinto is a two-time recipient of the Distinguished Contribution Award from the Project Management Institute for outstanding service to the project management profession. He received PMI's Research Achievement Award in 2009 for outstanding contributions to project management research. In 2017, he received the Research Achievement Award from the International Project Management Association for shaping the discipline of project management through his work.
Dr. Pinto has taught and consulted widely in the United States and Europe on a variety of topics, including project management, supply chain management, new product development, information system implementation, organization development, leadership, and conflict resolution.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Introduction to Managing Global Operations and Supply Chains
1.1 Supply Chains and Operations Management in the Global Economy
1.2 What Does Operations Management Entail?
1.3 What Does Supply Chain Management Entail?
1.4 An Integrated Perspective on Operations and Supply Chain Management
1.5 The Evolution of Operations and Supply Chain Management
1.6 Current and Emerging Issues in Operations and Supply Chain Management
1.7 Road Map: How This Text Is Organized
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 1.1 Multinational Companies and China: Investing for the Long Term
Case Study 1.2 Nintendo's Wii and Wii U: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
PART II: STRATEGIC DECISIONS
Chapter 2: Operations and Supply Chain Strategies
2.1 Levels of Strategic Planning
2.2 Formulating and Evaluating Operations Strategies
2.3 Formulating and Evaluating Strategies for Service Organizations
2.4 Measuring Productivity as Part of Strategic Planning
2.5 Strategies for Supply Chains
2.6 Global Strategies
2.7 Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 2.1 Supply Chain Strategies and Disaster Planning
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 3: Project Management
3.1 Projects, Project Teams, and Measuring Success
3.2 Project Life Cycles
3.3 Conceptualizing and Planning Projects
3.4 Scheduling Projects
3.5 Supply Chains for Projects
3.6 Executing, Evaluating, and Terminating Projects
3.7 Sustainability Issues
3.8 Global Projects
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 3.1 Project Management in the Movie Business
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Supplement for Chapter 3: Project Management
3S.1 Determining the Probability of a Project Being Completed on Time
3S.2 Calculating the Time-Cost Trade-Offs of Crashing a Project
3S.3 Calculating a Project's Earned Value
Supplement Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 4: Product and Service Innovations
4.1 Why Companies Develop New Products and Services
4.2 How New Products Are Developed
4.3 New Product Development Concepts and Strategies
4.4 Using Technology to Develop New Products
4.5 Global Product Development
4.6 New Product Development Issues for Supply Chains
4.7 How Services Are Designed
4.8 Legal, Ethical, and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 4.1 Redesigning for Efficiency: The Chevrolet Malibu
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Supplement for Chapter 4: Reliability
4S.1 Understanding Reliability
4S.2 Availability and Maintainability
Supplement Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Chapter 5: Managing for Quality
5.1 Defining Quality
5.2 The Benefits and Costs of Managing Quality
5.3 The Evolution of Quality Management and Its Pioneers
5.4 Major Quality Management Initiatives
5.5 Quality Management Tools and Techniques
5.6 Managing Quality for Supply Chains
5.7 Global Quality Management
5.8 Legal, Ethical, and Sustainability Issues,
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 5.1 Pfizer Fixes Problems With Its Cleaning Processes
Case Study 5.2 Partnering to Improve Quality
Case Study 5.3 3M: Finding the Delicate Balance Between Six Sigma and Innovation
Case Study 5.4 Van Halen, Brown M&Ms, and Quality Control
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 6: Quality Improvement and Control Tools
6.1 Quality Control Versus Quality Assurance
6.2 Quality Appraisal Tools
6.3 Quality Defect Prevention Tools
6.4 Quality Design Tools
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 6.1 J.D. Power Automobile Surveys: What Does "Quality" Mean, Anyway?
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercises
Chapter 7: Capacity Planning
7.1 Capacity Planning
7.2 Service Capacity Planning
7.3 Capacity Planning for Supply Chains
7.4 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
7.5 Global Capacity Management
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 7.1 Kirwain's Capacity Planning Challenge
Video Cases
Critical Thinking Exercises
Chapter 8: Supply Chain Design and Location Planning
8.1 Supply Chain Design and Facility Location Decisions
8.2 Phases in the Supply Chain Design and Location Decision-Making Process
8.3 Analytical Methods for Evaluating Locations
8.4 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
8.5 Global Location Planning
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 8.1 Countering the Counterfeiters
Case Study 8.2 Alpharetta Tools
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 9: Process Design and Layout Planning
9.1 Designing, Selecting, and Redesigning Manufacturing Processes
9.2 Designing Service Processes
9.3 Designing Processes for Supply Chains
9.4 Global Process Design
9.5 Layout Planning
9.6 Legal, Ethical, and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 9.1 Challenges of Redesigning a Plant Layout
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Supplement for Chapter 9: Tools for Analyzing, Designing, and Selecting Processes and Layouts
9S.1 Process Selection, Design, and Analysis Tools
9S.2 Layout Analysis Tools and Techniques
Supplement Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Critical Thinking Exercises
PART III: INTEGRATIVE DECISIONS
Chapter 10: Supplier Management
10.1 Supplier Management and Its Goals
10.2 The Supplier Management Process
10.3 Managing Service Providers
10.4 Global Supplier Management
10.5 Legal, Ethical, and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problem
Problems
Case Study 10.1 The Boeing
Video Cases
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 11: Logistics Management
11.1 Integrated Logistics Management
11.2 Order Fulfillment
11.3 Transportation Management
11.4 Packaging
11.5 Materials Handling
11.6 Warehousing Management
11.7 Inventory Management
11.8 Facilities Network Design,
11.9 Global Logistics
11.10 Logistics Outsourcing
11.11 Logistics in the Service Sector
11.12 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 11.1 How Sustainable Logistics Solutions and Technologies Have Helped Walmart Become More Efficient
Case Study 11.2 Third-Party Logistics and the Mistreatment of Workers
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercises
Chapter 12: Demand Management and Customer Service
12.1 Demand Management
12.2 Global Demand Management
12.3 Services Demand Management
12.4 Customer Service and Demand Management
12.5 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 12.1 McDonald's Reinvents Itself, Again
Case Study 12.2 Predicting the Future Demand for Rural Health Care
Video Cases
Critical Thinking Exercises
Chapter 13: Demand Forecasting Methods
13.1 Introduction to Forecasting and Its Applications
13.2 The Characteristics of Good Forecasts
13.3 Qualitative Versus Quantitative Forecasting Methods
13.4 Measuring and Monitoring the Accuracy of Forecasting Methods
13.5 Monitoring and Controlling Forecasts
13.6 Forecasting for Supply Chains
13.7 Ethical Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 13.1 Forecasting Ticket Demand for the Super Bowl
Case Study 13.2 Ethical Forecasting: If You Torture the Numbers Long Enough, They Can Tell You Anything!
Video Cases
Critical Thinking Exercises
PART IV: TACTICAL DECISIONS
Chapter 14: Lean Operations and Supply Chains
14.1 Introduction to Lean Operations
14.2 The Philosophy of Lean Systems
14.3 Elements of Lean Systems
14.4 Lean Services
14.5 Lean Supply Chains
14.6 Lean Global Supply Chains
14.7 Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problem
Problems
Case Study 14.1 Lean Sustainable Supply Chains at Unilever
Case Study 14.2 TAL Apparel and JCPenney
Critical Thinking Exercise
Appendix 14.1: Value Stream Mapping Symbols
Appendix 14.2: Steps for Developing a Value Stream Map
Chapter 15: Inventory Management
15.1 Types of Inventory
15.2 Inventory Costs
15.3 Inventory Considerations for Supply Chains
15.4 Inventory Management Measures
15.5 Key Features of Effective Inventory Management Systems
15.6 Uncertainty in Supply Chain Inventories: The Bullwhip Effect
15.7 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
15.8 Global Inventory Management
15.9 Service Sector Inventory Management
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problem
Problems
Case Study 15.1 Inventory Pressures Cause Tuesday Morning to Abandon e-Commerce
Case Study 15.2 Inventory Management in the Age of the Online Shopper
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercises
Chapter 16: Inventory Control Models
16.1 How Much to Order: Continuous Review Systems
16.2 Economic Production Quantity (EPQ) Model
16.3 EOQ Model with Quantity Discounts
16.4 When to Order: Reorder Point for Continuous Review Systems (EOQ Model)
16.5 How Much to Order: Periodic Review Systems
16.6 How Much to Order: Single-Period Inventory Systems
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 16.1 When Your Customers Steer You Wrong: Walmart's Project Impact Disaster
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 17: Sales and Operations Planning
17.1 The Basics of Sales and Operations Planning
17.2 Benefits of Sales and Operations Planning
17.3 Framework of the Sales and Operations Planning Process
17.4 Options for Influencing Demand and Supply in Sales and Operations Planning
17.5 Sales and Operations Planning Strategies
17.6 Methods for Sales and Operations Planning
17.7 Sales and Operations Planning for Supply Chains
17.8 Sales and Operations Planning in Service Industries
17.9 Sustainable S&OP: Sales Carbon Operations Planning (SCOP)
17.10 Ethical Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problem
Problems
Case Study 17.1: Coordinating Sales and Operations Planning for the Next Big Thing: The Case of the Sony PS4 Launch
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
PART V: OPERATIONAL DECISIONS
Chapter 18: Master Scheduling and Material Requirements Planning
18.1 Master Scheduling
18.2 Material Requirements Planning
18.3 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 18.1 Bringing Order to a Chaotic Restaurant
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Supplement for Chapter 18: Capacity Requirements Planning, MRP II, ERP, and DRP
18S.1 Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)
18S.2 Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)-An Extension of MRP
18S.3 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
18S.4 Impact of MRP, MRP II, and ERP on Supply Chains
18S.5 Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)
18S.6 Sustainability Issues
Supplement Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problem
Problems
Case Study 18S.1 Thinking Outside the Box: Enterprise Training at General Mills
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 19: Detailed Scheduling
19.1 What Detailed Scheduling Is
19.2 Types of Scheduling for Manufacturers
19.3 Why Scheduling Is Complex
19.4 Scheduling in the Service Sector
19.5 Scheduling for Supply Chains
19.6 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 19.1 Telling Umpires Where to Go!
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercises
PART VI: QUANTITATIVE MODULES
Module A: Linear Programming
Introduction
A.1 Features of a Linear Programming (LP) Problem
A.2 Solving Linear Programming Problems Using Excel
A.3 Sensitivity Analysis
A.4 Additional Linear Programming Models
Module Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study A.1 Happy Hour, Happy Profits
Module B: The Transportation Models
B.1 Formulating and Solving the Transportation Problem
B.2 Additional Issues in Transportation Modeling
Module Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study B.1 Plant Location for Tru-Blade Ski Company
Module C: Waiting Line Models
C.1 Introduction to Waiting Line Models
C.2 Queueing Models
Module Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study C.1 The Psychology of Waiting in Lines
Questions for Discussion
Module D: Simulation
D.1 Introduction to Simulation
D.2 Monte Carlo Simulation
Module Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problem
Problems
Case Study D.1 Staying Ahead of the Demand for Ice Cream
Module E: Learning Curves
E.1 What Are Learning Curves?
E.2 Applications of Learning Curves
E.3 Approaches to Solving Learning Curve Problems
E.4 Learning Curves in Cost Estimation
E.5 Limitations of Learning Curves
Module Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study E.1 Estimating the Cost of a Drilling Platform
Module F: Decision-Making Tools
F.1 Using a Systematic Decision-Making Process
F.2 Elements in the Decision-Making Process
F.3 Categorizing Decisions
F.4 Techniques for Making Decisions Under Certainty, Uncertainty, and Risk
F.5 Techniques for Making Sequential Decisions
Module Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study F.1 Gerber Products Company: The Problem
Case Study F.2 Gerber Products Company: The Solution
Appendix A: Tables
Appendix B: Answers to Select Problems
Glossary
Notes
Company Index
Subject Index
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
PART I: INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1: Introduction to Managing Global Operations and Supply Chains
1.1 Supply Chains and Operations Management in the Global Economy
1.2 What Does Operations Management Entail?
1.3 What Does Supply Chain Management Entail?
1.4 An Integrated Perspective on Operations and Supply Chain Management
1.5 The Evolution of Operations and Supply Chain Management
1.6 Current and Emerging Issues in Operations and Supply Chain Management
1.7 Road Map: How This Text Is Organized
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 1.1 Multinational Companies and China: Investing for the Long Term
Case Study 1.2 Nintendo's Wii and Wii U: Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
PART II: STRATEGIC DECISIONS
Chapter 2: Operations and Supply Chain Strategies
2.1 Levels of Strategic Planning
2.2 Formulating and Evaluating Operations Strategies
2.3 Formulating and Evaluating Strategies for Service Organizations
2.4 Measuring Productivity as Part of Strategic Planning
2.5 Strategies for Supply Chains
2.6 Global Strategies
2.7 Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 2.1 Supply Chain Strategies and Disaster Planning
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 3: Project Management
3.1 Projects, Project Teams, and Measuring Success
3.2 Project Life Cycles
3.3 Conceptualizing and Planning Projects
3.4 Scheduling Projects
3.5 Supply Chains for Projects
3.6 Executing, Evaluating, and Terminating Projects
3.7 Sustainability Issues
3.8 Global Projects
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 3.1 Project Management in the Movie Business
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Supplement for Chapter 3: Project Management
3S.1 Determining the Probability of a Project Being Completed on Time
3S.2 Calculating the Time-Cost Trade-Offs of Crashing a Project
3S.3 Calculating a Project's Earned Value
Supplement Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 4: Product and Service Innovations
4.1 Why Companies Develop New Products and Services
4.2 How New Products Are Developed
4.3 New Product Development Concepts and Strategies
4.4 Using Technology to Develop New Products
4.5 Global Product Development
4.6 New Product Development Issues for Supply Chains
4.7 How Services Are Designed
4.8 Legal, Ethical, and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 4.1 Redesigning for Efficiency: The Chevrolet Malibu
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Supplement for Chapter 4: Reliability
4S.1 Understanding Reliability
4S.2 Availability and Maintainability
Supplement Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Chapter 5: Managing for Quality
5.1 Defining Quality
5.2 The Benefits and Costs of Managing Quality
5.3 The Evolution of Quality Management and Its Pioneers
5.4 Major Quality Management Initiatives
5.5 Quality Management Tools and Techniques
5.6 Managing Quality for Supply Chains
5.7 Global Quality Management
5.8 Legal, Ethical, and Sustainability Issues,
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 5.1 Pfizer Fixes Problems With Its Cleaning Processes
Case Study 5.2 Partnering to Improve Quality
Case Study 5.3 3M: Finding the Delicate Balance Between Six Sigma and Innovation
Case Study 5.4 Van Halen, Brown M&Ms, and Quality Control
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 6: Quality Improvement and Control Tools
6.1 Quality Control Versus Quality Assurance
6.2 Quality Appraisal Tools
6.3 Quality Defect Prevention Tools
6.4 Quality Design Tools
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 6.1 J.D. Power Automobile Surveys: What Does "Quality" Mean, Anyway?
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercises
Chapter 7: Capacity Planning
7.1 Capacity Planning
7.2 Service Capacity Planning
7.3 Capacity Planning for Supply Chains
7.4 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
7.5 Global Capacity Management
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 7.1 Kirwain's Capacity Planning Challenge
Video Cases
Critical Thinking Exercises
Chapter 8: Supply Chain Design and Location Planning
8.1 Supply Chain Design and Facility Location Decisions
8.2 Phases in the Supply Chain Design and Location Decision-Making Process
8.3 Analytical Methods for Evaluating Locations
8.4 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
8.5 Global Location Planning
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 8.1 Countering the Counterfeiters
Case Study 8.2 Alpharetta Tools
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 9: Process Design and Layout Planning
9.1 Designing, Selecting, and Redesigning Manufacturing Processes
9.2 Designing Service Processes
9.3 Designing Processes for Supply Chains
9.4 Global Process Design
9.5 Layout Planning
9.6 Legal, Ethical, and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 9.1 Challenges of Redesigning a Plant Layout
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Supplement for Chapter 9: Tools for Analyzing, Designing, and Selecting Processes and Layouts
9S.1 Process Selection, Design, and Analysis Tools
9S.2 Layout Analysis Tools and Techniques
Supplement Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Critical Thinking Exercises
PART III: INTEGRATIVE DECISIONS
Chapter 10: Supplier Management
10.1 Supplier Management and Its Goals
10.2 The Supplier Management Process
10.3 Managing Service Providers
10.4 Global Supplier Management
10.5 Legal, Ethical, and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problem
Problems
Case Study 10.1 The Boeing
Video Cases
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 11: Logistics Management
11.1 Integrated Logistics Management
11.2 Order Fulfillment
11.3 Transportation Management
11.4 Packaging
11.5 Materials Handling
11.6 Warehousing Management
11.7 Inventory Management
11.8 Facilities Network Design,
11.9 Global Logistics
11.10 Logistics Outsourcing
11.11 Logistics in the Service Sector
11.12 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 11.1 How Sustainable Logistics Solutions and Technologies Have Helped Walmart Become More Efficient
Case Study 11.2 Third-Party Logistics and the Mistreatment of Workers
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercises
Chapter 12: Demand Management and Customer Service
12.1 Demand Management
12.2 Global Demand Management
12.3 Services Demand Management
12.4 Customer Service and Demand Management
12.5 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Problems
Case Study 12.1 McDonald's Reinvents Itself, Again
Case Study 12.2 Predicting the Future Demand for Rural Health Care
Video Cases
Critical Thinking Exercises
Chapter 13: Demand Forecasting Methods
13.1 Introduction to Forecasting and Its Applications
13.2 The Characteristics of Good Forecasts
13.3 Qualitative Versus Quantitative Forecasting Methods
13.4 Measuring and Monitoring the Accuracy of Forecasting Methods
13.5 Monitoring and Controlling Forecasts
13.6 Forecasting for Supply Chains
13.7 Ethical Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 13.1 Forecasting Ticket Demand for the Super Bowl
Case Study 13.2 Ethical Forecasting: If You Torture the Numbers Long Enough, They Can Tell You Anything!
Video Cases
Critical Thinking Exercises
PART IV: TACTICAL DECISIONS
Chapter 14: Lean Operations and Supply Chains
14.1 Introduction to Lean Operations
14.2 The Philosophy of Lean Systems
14.3 Elements of Lean Systems
14.4 Lean Services
14.5 Lean Supply Chains
14.6 Lean Global Supply Chains
14.7 Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problem
Problems
Case Study 14.1 Lean Sustainable Supply Chains at Unilever
Case Study 14.2 TAL Apparel and JCPenney
Critical Thinking Exercise
Appendix 14.1: Value Stream Mapping Symbols
Appendix 14.2: Steps for Developing a Value Stream Map
Chapter 15: Inventory Management
15.1 Types of Inventory
15.2 Inventory Costs
15.3 Inventory Considerations for Supply Chains
15.4 Inventory Management Measures
15.5 Key Features of Effective Inventory Management Systems
15.6 Uncertainty in Supply Chain Inventories: The Bullwhip Effect
15.7 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
15.8 Global Inventory Management
15.9 Service Sector Inventory Management
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problem
Problems
Case Study 15.1 Inventory Pressures Cause Tuesday Morning to Abandon e-Commerce
Case Study 15.2 Inventory Management in the Age of the Online Shopper
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercises
Chapter 16: Inventory Control Models
16.1 How Much to Order: Continuous Review Systems
16.2 Economic Production Quantity (EPQ) Model
16.3 EOQ Model with Quantity Discounts
16.4 When to Order: Reorder Point for Continuous Review Systems (EOQ Model)
16.5 How Much to Order: Periodic Review Systems
16.6 How Much to Order: Single-Period Inventory Systems
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 16.1 When Your Customers Steer You Wrong: Walmart's Project Impact Disaster
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 17: Sales and Operations Planning
17.1 The Basics of Sales and Operations Planning
17.2 Benefits of Sales and Operations Planning
17.3 Framework of the Sales and Operations Planning Process
17.4 Options for Influencing Demand and Supply in Sales and Operations Planning
17.5 Sales and Operations Planning Strategies
17.6 Methods for Sales and Operations Planning
17.7 Sales and Operations Planning for Supply Chains
17.8 Sales and Operations Planning in Service Industries
17.9 Sustainable S&OP: Sales Carbon Operations Planning (SCOP)
17.10 Ethical Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problem
Problems
Case Study 17.1: Coordinating Sales and Operations Planning for the Next Big Thing: The Case of the Sony PS4 Launch
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
PART V: OPERATIONAL DECISIONS
Chapter 18: Master Scheduling and Material Requirements Planning
18.1 Master Scheduling
18.2 Material Requirements Planning
18.3 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 18.1 Bringing Order to a Chaotic Restaurant
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercise
Supplement for Chapter 18: Capacity Requirements Planning, MRP II, ERP, and DRP
18S.1 Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP)
18S.2 Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II)-An Extension of MRP
18S.3 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
18S.4 Impact of MRP, MRP II, and ERP on Supply Chains
18S.5 Distribution Requirements Planning (DRP)
18S.6 Sustainability Issues
Supplement Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problem
Problems
Case Study 18S.1 Thinking Outside the Box: Enterprise Training at General Mills
Critical Thinking Exercise
Chapter 19: Detailed Scheduling
19.1 What Detailed Scheduling Is
19.2 Types of Scheduling for Manufacturers
19.3 Why Scheduling Is Complex
19.4 Scheduling in the Service Sector
19.5 Scheduling for Supply Chains
19.6 Ethical and Sustainability Issues
Chapter Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study 19.1 Telling Umpires Where to Go!
Video Case
Critical Thinking Exercises
PART VI: QUANTITATIVE MODULES
Module A: Linear Programming
Introduction
A.1 Features of a Linear Programming (LP) Problem
A.2 Solving Linear Programming Problems Using Excel
A.3 Sensitivity Analysis
A.4 Additional Linear Programming Models
Module Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study A.1 Happy Hour, Happy Profits
Module B: The Transportation Models
B.1 Formulating and Solving the Transportation Problem
B.2 Additional Issues in Transportation Modeling
Module Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study B.1 Plant Location for Tru-Blade Ski Company
Module C: Waiting Line Models
C.1 Introduction to Waiting Line Models
C.2 Queueing Models
Module Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study C.1 The Psychology of Waiting in Lines
Questions for Discussion
Module D: Simulation
D.1 Introduction to Simulation
D.2 Monte Carlo Simulation
Module Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problem
Problems
Case Study D.1 Staying Ahead of the Demand for Ice Cream
Module E: Learning Curves
E.1 What Are Learning Curves?
E.2 Applications of Learning Curves
E.3 Approaches to Solving Learning Curve Problems
E.4 Learning Curves in Cost Estimation
E.5 Limitations of Learning Curves
Module Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study E.1 Estimating the Cost of a Drilling Platform
Module F: Decision-Making Tools
F.1 Using a Systematic Decision-Making Process
F.2 Elements in the Decision-Making Process
F.3 Categorizing Decisions
F.4 Techniques for Making Decisions Under Certainty, Uncertainty, and Risk
F.5 Techniques for Making Sequential Decisions
Module Summary
Key Terms
Discussion and Review Questions
Solved Problems
Problems
Case Study F.1 Gerber Products Company: The Problem
Case Study F.2 Gerber Products Company: The Solution
Appendix A: Tables
Appendix B: Answers to Select Problems
Glossary
Notes
Company Index
Subject Index