Operations management / Alex Hill & Terry Hill.

By:

Hill, Alex, 1972-

Contributor(s):

Hill, Terry, 1940-

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxii, 778 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:

0230362907 (pbk.)
9780230362901 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Print books.

DDC classification:

658.5 23

LOC classification:

TS155 .H462 2012

Other classification:

BUS041000 | BUS070050 | BUS070080 | BUS049000 | BUS087000

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: -- Managing OperationsOperations StrategyManaging People Corporate Social Responsibility and EthicsDesigning and Developing Services & ProductsDesigning Service Delivery SystemsDesigning Manufacturing ProcessesLocation and LayoutManaging CapacityOperations Scheduling & ExecutionManaging QualityManaging InventoryManaging the Supply ChainImproving Operations Analyzing a Business.

Summary: "Operations Management is an ideal text for courses requiring an in-depth yet accessible guide to operations management. This edition has been fully updated to provide coverage of service and manufacturing industries that reflects the modern business environment. Cases cover a range of global brands, ensuring students can apply theory to the real world. New to this edition: - New chapters on CSR, Ethics and "Analyzing the Business" - Increased coverage of performance measurement - New coverage of six sigma and Taguchi - New section on lean management and improving operations - Increased coverage of MRP - Chapters on time and productivity, maintenance and new technology removed - The preface has been overhauled with a section dedicated to the differences between Operations Management and Essentials of Operations Management - All the chapters have been re-worked to make the content broader and the coverage deeper"--

Item type:

BOOKS

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Current library	Home library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Alfaisal University On Shelf	Alfaisal University On Shelf	TS155 .H462 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	AU0000000002070

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"Operations Management is an ideal text for courses requiring an in-depth yet accessible guide to operations management. This edition has been fully updated to provide coverage of service and manufacturing industries that reflects the modern business environment. Cases cover a range of global brands, ensuring students can apply theory to the real world. New to this edition: - New chapters on CSR, Ethics and "Analyzing the Business" - Increased coverage of performance measurement - New coverage of six sigma and Taguchi - New section on lean management and improving operations - Increased coverage of MRP - Chapters on time and productivity, maintenance and new technology removed - The preface has been overhauled with a section dedicated to the differences between Operations Management and Essentials of Operations Management - All the chapters have been re-worked to make the content broader and the coverage deeper"--