With its abundance of step-by-step solved problems, concepts, and examples ofmajor real-world companies, this text brings unparalleled clarity and transparency to the course. In the new Fourth Edition, all aspects of operations management are explained - its critical impact in today's business environments, its relation to every department in an organization, and the importance of an integrated supply chain focus. Quantitative and qualitative topics are balanced, and students are guided through the coursework that will help lay the foundations for their future careers. INDICE: Chapter 1. Introduction to Operations Management. Chapter 2. Operations Strategy and Competitiveness. Chapter 3. Product Design and Process Selection. Chapter 4. Supply Chain Management. Chapter 5. Total Quality Management. Chapter 6. Statistical Quality Control. Chapter 7. Just-in-time and Lean Systems. Chapter 8. Forecasting. Chapter 9. Capacity Planning and Facility Location. Chapter 10. Facility Layout. Chapter 11. Work System Design. Chapter 12. Independent Demand Inventory Management. Chapter 13. Aggregate Planning. Chapter 14. Resource Planning. Chapter 15. Scheduling. Chapter 16. Project Management. Supplement A. Spreadsheet Modeling: An Introduction (online). Supplement B.; Introduction to Optimization (online). Supplement C. Introduction to Simulation (online). Supplement D. Waiting Line Models (online). Appendices.
- ISBN: 978-0-470-52458-9
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 664
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés