Operations Management for MBAs

Description: About this productProduct InformationWhat every MBA needs to know about OM Operations is one of the most important factors in whether an organization survives in the international marketplace. While not everyone will be solving quantitative operations problems, every manager will confront important operations issues that will have a critical impact on the success of their organizations. Revised to reflect the growing importance of soft and hard technologies, as well as the rise of service organizations and the global economy, this Third Edition of Jack Meredith and Scott Shafer's Operations Management for MBAs focuses on what MBAs need to know about operations in their careers. This includes: * Six sigma improvement projects * Project management * Enterprise resource planning * Lean management * Outsourcing and offshoring * Supply chain management * Process design and planning Emphasizing the strategic role of these operations topics, the authors keep the needs of marketing, finance and other majors in mind, and show how a basic understanding of operations is important to all career paths. The text's clear and concise overview of key concepts makes it the perfect complement to cases and readings on OM. New Features of the Third Edition * New chapter on Six Sigma. * Expanded coverage of ERP, lean manufacturing, and outsourcing. * A stronger emphasis on the strategic role of operations topics, including more strategic examples and expanded material in Chapter 2: Strategy, Operations, and Global Competitiveness. * New appendix on Crystal Ball with two solved example problems. * More service examples throughout the text. * New international examples, as well as many revised problems and cases with an international focus.Product IdentifiersPublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, JohnISBN-100471351423ISBN-139780471351429eBay Product ID (ePID)46782590Product Key FeaturesAuthorJack R. Meredith, Scott M. ShaferPublication NameOperations Management for MbasFormatTrade PaperbackLanguageEnglishFeaturesRevisedPublication Year2006TypeTextbookNumber of Pages460 PagesDimensionsItem Length10in.Item Height0.6in.Item Width8.1in.Item Weight25.6 OzAdditional Product FeaturesLc Classification NumberTs155.M393 2005Edition DescriptionRevised EditionEdition Number3Table of ContentChapter 1. The Nature of Operations.Chapter 2. Strategy, Operations, and Global Competitiveness.Chapter 3. Process Planning and Design.Chapter 4. Six Sigma for Process and Quality Improvement.Chapter 5. Capacity and Location Planning.Chapter 6. Schedule Management.Chapter 7. Supply Chain Management.Chapter 7 Supplement. The Beer Game.Chapter 8. Inventory Management.Chapter 9. Enterprise Resource Planning.Chapter 10. Lean Management.Chapter 11. Project Management.Appendix: Risk Analysis Using Crystal Ball 2000.Index.Area Under the Normal Distribution.Copyright Date2007Target AudienceCollege AudienceTopicProduction & Operations ManagementLccn2006-274103Dewey Decimal658.5Dewey Edition22IllustratedYesGenreBusiness & Economics

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