Operations Strategy: Text and Cases

Operations Strategy: Text and Cases
ISBN-10
0136389171
ISBN-13
9780136389170
Series
Operations Strategy
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
507
Language
English
Published
1992
Author
David A. Garvin

Description

Highly practical in focus, this volume proceeds from broad discussions of operations strategy, to assessments of specific strategies (competing on quality, productivity, and new products and processes), to discussions of how those strategies can best be implemented over time.

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