Title overview
Help your students understand the core principles of operations management.
Essentials of Operations Management is the new, revised edition of the market-leading Operations Management, that gets to the heart of this ever-changing discipline.
A concise introduction to the subject, this edition reflects the latest changes in the field, supporting your students' understanding of the topics.
The clear writing style, range of features and case examples rooted in real-life practice make this book the ideal learning tool for your students' success in the course.
Allow your students to access a wide range of additional learning resources with the Companion Website for this edition.
· Thoroughly revised and updated, addressing new developments and trends in operations management.
· New chapter on project management.
· Model answers to the ‘Problems and applications’ exercises at the end of each chapter are available for lecturers via the lecturer resource centre, to help support your teaching. In addition, answers to the first question in each chapter are included in the companion student website.
Table of contents
- Operations management and performance
- Operations strategy
- Product and service innovation
- Process design – resources
- Process design – analysis
- Supply chain management
- Capacity management
- Inventory management
- Resource planning and control
- Lean operations
- Operations improvement
- Quality management
- Project management
Author bios
Nigel Slack is an Emeritus Professor of Operations Management and Strategy at Warwick University, an Honorary Professor at Bath University and an Associate Fellow of Said Business School, Oxford University.
Alistair Brandon-Jones is a Full Chaired Professor in Operations and Supply Management at the University of Bath, and an Adjunct Professor at Hult International Business School.
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