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Operations management / Nigel Slack ... [et al.]

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Pitman, 1998.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xvii, 862 p : ill ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0273626884 pbk
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TS155 .S562 1998
Contents:
Part One - Introduction:1. Operations Management2. The Strategic Role and Objectives of Operations3. Operations StrategyPart Two - Design4. Design in Operations Management5. The Design of Products and Services6. Design of the Operations Network7. Layout and Flow8. Process Technology9. Job Design and Work OrganisationPart Three - Planning and Control10. The Nature of Planning and Control 11. Capacity Planning and Control12. Inventory Planning and Control13. Supply Chain Planning and Control14. MRP15. Just-in-Time Planning and Control16. Project Planning and Control17. Quality Planning and ControlPart Four - Improvement18. Operations Improvement19. Failure Prevention and Recovery.
Summary: This text is written to provide a path through the activities of operations management and an understanding of the strategic context in which operations managers work. It looks at the manager's contribution to long term successes, explains why operations managers take decisions in each area; it covers ideas relevant to most types of operation and its use of materials and examples is international in scope.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Part One - Introduction:1. Operations Management2. The Strategic Role and Objectives of Operations3. Operations StrategyPart Two - Design4. Design in Operations Management5. The Design of Products and Services6. Design of the Operations Network7. Layout and Flow8. Process Technology9. Job Design and Work OrganisationPart Three - Planning and Control10. The Nature of Planning and Control 11. Capacity Planning and Control12. Inventory Planning and Control13. Supply Chain Planning and Control14. MRP15. Just-in-Time Planning and Control16. Project Planning and Control17. Quality Planning and ControlPart Four - Improvement18. Operations Improvement19. Failure Prevention and Recovery.

This text is written to provide a path through the activities of operations management and an understanding of the strategic context in which operations managers work. It looks at the manager's contribution to long term successes, explains why operations managers take decisions in each area; it covers ideas relevant to most types of operation and its use of materials and examples is international in scope.

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