Title:
Operations management
Author:
Slack, Nigel, author.
ISBN:
9781292408248
9781292408217
9781292408224
Personal Author:
Edition:
Tenth edition.
Physical Description:
xxv, 743 pages : illustrations (color) ; 27 cm
General Note:
Previous edition published 2019.
First published under the Pitman Publishing imprint 1995.
Contents:
Sections include -- Operations management; Operations performance; Operations strategy; Managing product and service innovation; The structure and scope of supply; Process design; The layout and look of facilities; Process technology; People in operations; Planning and control; Capacity management; Supply chain management; Inventory management; Planning and control systems; Operations improvement; Lean operations; Quality management; Managing risk and recovery; and Project management
Abstract:
"The text provides a clear, authoritative, well-structured and interesting treatment of operations management as it applies to a variety of businesses and organisations. The text provides both a logical path through the activities of operations management and an understanding of their strategic context. The distinctive features are: Clear structure, Illustrations-based, Worked examples, Critical commentaries, Responsible operations, etc"-- Provided by publisher.