Essentials of operations management /

Discusses the major topics and strategies that relate to operations management. Covers #x93;modern#x94; subjects such as human resources in operations, facility location, "green" operations, and the balanced scorecard approach to operations. Includes end-of-chapter projects and exercises,...

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Main Author: Young, Scott T.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, [2009]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to operations management and productivity
  • Productivity and process analysis
  • Operations strategy
  • Managing the operations workforce
  • The balanced scorecard approach to operations
  • Total quality management
  • Sustainable operations
  • Forecasting and aggregate planning
  • Scheduling for operations
  • Facility location
  • Facility layout and waiting lines
  • Supply chain management
  • Inventory management and purchasing
  • Resource planning
  • Project management
  • Appendix: If the shoe fits: Wenzhou Aike Shoes Company, Ltd. / Bin Jiang and Patrick J. Murphy
  • Rosenbluth: supply chain management in services / Sara Allan
  • Wilkins, a Zurn company: material requirements planning / Renée Reid.