Operations Management for MBAs /
Meredith, Jack R,
Operations Management for MBAs / Jack R. Meredith, Scott M. Shafer. - Third Edition. - xiii, 445 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Previous edition: 2002. Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
MBAs in the workforce today are facing issues in such areas as supply chain management, the balanced scorecard, and yield management. This informative book arms them with a much-needed introduction to operations management and explains how to deal with the challenges in these areas.
Chapter 1. The Nature of Operations -- Chapter 2. Strategy, Operations, and Global Competitiveness -- Chapter 3. Process Planning and Design -- Chapter 4. Six Sigma for Process and Quality Improvement -- Chapter 5. Capacity and Location Planning -- Chapter 6. Schedule Management -- Chapter 7. Supply Chain Management -- Chapter 7 Supplement. The Beer Game -- Chapter 8. Inventory Management -- Chapter 9. Enterprise Resource Planning -- Chapter 10. Lean Management -- Chapter 11. Project Management -- Appendix: Risk Analysis Using Crystal Ball 2000 -- Index. Area Under the Normal Distribution.
9780471351429 (pbk.) : £29.95 0471351423 (pbk.) : £29.95
Production management.
658.5 / M.J.O.
Operations Management for MBAs / Jack R. Meredith, Scott M. Shafer. - Third Edition. - xiii, 445 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Previous edition: 2002. Formerly CIP.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
MBAs in the workforce today are facing issues in such areas as supply chain management, the balanced scorecard, and yield management. This informative book arms them with a much-needed introduction to operations management and explains how to deal with the challenges in these areas.
Chapter 1. The Nature of Operations -- Chapter 2. Strategy, Operations, and Global Competitiveness -- Chapter 3. Process Planning and Design -- Chapter 4. Six Sigma for Process and Quality Improvement -- Chapter 5. Capacity and Location Planning -- Chapter 6. Schedule Management -- Chapter 7. Supply Chain Management -- Chapter 7 Supplement. The Beer Game -- Chapter 8. Inventory Management -- Chapter 9. Enterprise Resource Planning -- Chapter 10. Lean Management -- Chapter 11. Project Management -- Appendix: Risk Analysis Using Crystal Ball 2000 -- Index. Area Under the Normal Distribution.
9780471351429 (pbk.) : £29.95 0471351423 (pbk.) : £29.95
Production management.
658.5 / M.J.O.