"The goal of this text and its accompanying online resources is to present students a broad introduction to the field of operations in a realistic, practical, and applied manner. We want students to understand how operations work within an organization by seeing first-hand what goes on behind the scenes at a concert or major sports event, placing an order through Amazon.com, boarding a flight on Alaska Airlines, or taking a cruise with Celebrity Cruises. This text along with its online learning tools and resources offers behind-the-scenes views that no other product on the market provides and one that students tell us they value because they gain a true understanding of operations"--
Bureau of Labor Statistics data for the past 35 years suggest that some individual service industries ( such as communications , utilities or wholesale trade ) can sustain rates of productivity growth as high as those in manufacturing ...
About the Book: This book presents lucid treatment of a wide range of issues involved in Operations Management.
Operations Management 101 — find out how to represent processes in a diagram and get the lowdown on the operations management vocabulary used to measure those processes It's a risky business — discover the risks that may threaten your ...
Operations Management
In a statement,Whirlpool Chairman and CEO David R. Whitwam said that shipping delays,“most of which are already behind us,are due as much ... Brennan said that he's been steering customers who don't want the long wait to other brands.
Written for today's students and the exciting, ever-evolving marketplace, the second edition of Introduction to Operations Management is the text to bring operations management into the modern era.
Operations Management
This quick-reference guide explains how to: Improve your production processes Boost quality using the Six Sigma approach Manage supply chains and inventory Forecast, plan, and schedule efficiently With Manager’s Guide to Operations ...
Each chapter is structured logically and concludes with summary material to aid revision. Exercises and self-assessment questions are included to reinforce learning and maintain variety, with answers included at the end of the text.
Includes lot of images with ex. of tables and also CD.