Operations management
By: William J. Stevenson, Rochester Institute of Technology, Mehran Hojati, University of Saskatchewan, James Cao, University of Saskatchewan
Contributors: Hojati, Mehran, 1958- author; Cao, James, author
Edition: 5th Canadian edition.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Ryerson
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Whitby, Ontario]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 763
ISBN-13: 9780071339599
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Production management; Textbooks; Production; Manuels d'enseignement supérieur; Gestion
Description: Operations Management introduces students to the dynamic field of operations management and shows the interesting, realistic and practical applications to the services and manufacturing operations. The new fifth Canadian edition features the latest concepts and applications while preserving the core features that have made the text a market leader. With updated Canadian content, data and examples throughout, Stevenson's balanced approach, accessible format, careful explanations and clear, concise style is consistently praised for its ability to engage students. Operations Management supports students in understanding the important operations management concepts, as well as, applying tools and methods in career paths related to industrial engineering, cost accounting, marketing, management, management science, quantitative methods and statistics. For students not pursuing these careers, operations management will benefit them within any organization they work. The new edition continues to offer more support for 'doing Operations' than any other text, by providing detailed examples and lots of opportunity to practice.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Part one: Introduction; title: 1. Introduction to operations management; title: 2. Competitiveness, strategic planning, and productivity; title: Part two: Demand Forecasting; title: 3. Demand forecasting; title: Part three: System design; title: 4. Product design; title: 5. Strategic capacity planning; title: 5S. Decision analysis; title: 6. Process design and facility layout; title: 6S. Linear programming; title: 7. Work/job design and measurement; title: 8. Location planning and analysis; title: 8S. The transportation model; title: Part four: Quality; title: 9. Management of quality; title: 10. Statistical quality control; title: Part five: Supply chain management; title: 11. Supply chain management; title: Part six: Operations planning; title: 12. Inventory management; title: 13. Aggregate operations planning and master scheduling; title: 14. Material requirements planning and enterprise resource planning; title: 15. Just-in-time and lean production; title: 16. Job and staff scheduling; title: Part seven: Project management; title: 17. Project management; title: Part eight: Waiting-line analysis; title: 18. Waiting-line analysis.