In the 5th Edition of Operations Management, Dan Reid and Nada Sanders have strengthened their commitment to improve the teaching and learning experience in the introductory operations management course. The text provides a solid foundation of Operations Management with clear, guided instruction and a balance between quantitative and qualitative concepts. Through an integrated approach, the authors illustrate how all business students will interact with Operations Management in future careers. And, with increased support for students through new pedagogy, worked out examples and WileyPLUS, the 5th Edition provides the help students need to complete the course with greater success. WileyPLUS sold separately from text.
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 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 ...
Operations Management: Decision Making in the Operations Function
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.
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, ...
Operations Management
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.
The book demonstrates the skills needed to be a successful operations manager and gives an understanding of qualitative and quantitative operations management processes.
The text is also augmented by extensive online resources such as animateddiagrams, practice activities, video interviews, and quizzes.