Featuring an ideal balance of managerial issues and quantitative techniques, this introduction to operations management keeps pace with current innovations and issues in the field. It presents the concepts clearly and logically, showing readers how OM relates to real business. The new edition also integrates the experiences of a real company throughout each chapter to clearly illustrate the concepts. Readers will find brief discussions on how the company manages areas such as inventory and forecasting to provide a real-world perspective.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
Operations Management
Operations managers need a resource that will enhance their experiences with relevant examples and discussions. This fourth edition arms them with the information they’ll need to succeed.
Slack, N. (1991) Manufacturing Advantage: Achieving Competitive Manufacturing Operations, Mercury. • Slack, N. and Lewis, M. (2008) Operations Strategy, 2nd edn, Pearson Education Ltd. • Slack, N., Chambers, S. and Johnston, ...
This text surveys the field of operations in the services and manufacturing sectors.
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 ...
The book demonstrates the skills needed to be a successful operations manager and gives an understanding of qualitative and quantitative operations management processes.