Operations Management in Business is a comprehensive textbook that provides the ideal introduction to operations management for business students. Packed with case-study examples, it allows students to explore the key issues in operations management in a practical, applied way, and to appreciate the place of operations within business as a whole. What are its key features? A focussed coverage geared specifically to the requirements of introductory modules in operations management; incorporates recent work in such areas as international service and small business operations; and an applied, case-study driven approach which enables students to learn more effectively and independently.
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 ...
Many strategic issues are involved in moving a service operation out and around the world . However , the current literature does not yet provide much guidance on what the role of the operations management function should be in this ...
Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, p. 6. 19 Johnson, G., Whittington, R., Scholes, K., Angwin, D., & Regnér, P. (2017). Exploring corporate strategy (11th ed.). Harlow, England: Pearson Education, p. 4.
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 ...
Using contemporary and engaging examples this brand new text book brings to life fundamental Operations Management principles and theories that are applicable to both manufacturing and service situations, reflecting the very latest ...
Operations Management for Business Excellence
With its balance of theoretical and applied content, this volume, created from an exciting collaboration between universities and schools of management in Europe and China, serves as both a primary and supplementary source for higher level ...
`This reader is an outstanding piece of work. It captures the essence of operations management by providing an interesting and sometimes provoking set of readings. It also provides an excellent review of the topic.
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This revitalized new edition of Strategic Operations Management focuses on the four core themes of operations strategy, a vital topic for any company's objectives: strategy, innovation, services, and supply.