Operations strategy in action : a guide to the theory and practice of implementation This fresh and enlightening book offers a rounded overview of operations strategy with a particular focus on implementation. The premise of the book is that developing an effective operations strategy without its subsequent implementation will render the strategising process a waste of time and resources. The authors explain the pros and cons of existing approaches to implementation as well as offering a systematic framework for turning strategic intent into actions. The study will be of great interest to academics and will also give practitioners confidence in effectively formulating and efficiently implementing strategies that reflect the needs of the todays business 1. Introduction to operations strategy 2. The practice of operations strategy implementation 3. Why is operations strategy implementation not easy 4. Guiding implementation : creative alternative generation 5. Seeing the big picture 6. Operations strategy implementation through effective project management