Essential operations management
By: Alex Hill & Terry Hill
Contributors: Hill, Terry, 1940-
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 480
ISBN-13: 9780230232594
Subjects: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Production & Operations Management; Industrial management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Manufacturing Industries; Production management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Operations Research
Description: "From two highly respected authors in the field, Essential Operations Management provides a concise, student-friendly overview of operations management, striking a balance between coverage of the service and manufacturing industries that reflects current trends and supported by well-developed international case studies and learning features"--
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Contents; title: Preface; title: Acknowledgements; title: PART I: INTRODUCTION; title: Managing Operations; title: Developing and Implementing an Operations Strategy; title: PART II: DESIGNING AND DELIVERING SERVICES AND PRODUCTS; title: Designing Services and Products; title: Delivering Services; title: Making Products; title: Location and Layout; title: PART III: MANAGING OPERATIONS; title: Managing Capacity; title: Scheduling and Executing Operations; title: Managing Inventory; title: Managing Quality; title: Managing the Supply Chain; title: PART IV: IMPROVING OPERATIONS; title: Improving Operations.