The right tools for the job : on the use and performance of management tools and techniques

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Title:

Author:

Cox, Andrew W.

ISBN:

9781403918819

Publication Information:

Houndmills, Balsingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Physical Description:

xii, 333 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Ch.1. The case for and against the use of management tools and techniques -- Ch.2. Tools and techniques for strategic management -- Ch.3. The use of strategic management tools and techniques -- Ch.4. Tools and techniques for marketing and sales management -- Ch.5. The use of marketing and sales management tools techniques -- Ch.6. Tools and techniques for operations and production management -- Ch.7. The use of operations and production management tools and techniques -- Ch.8. Tools and techniques for procurement and supply management -- Ch.9. The use of procurement and supply management tools and techniques -- Ch.10. A curate's egg : on the use and performance of management tools and techniques.

Abstract:

"This book is the result of a four year study into the most commonly used management tools and techniques in the areas of business strategy and finance, marketing, production and operations, and procurement and supply chain management. It provides an insight into which are used in small, medium, and large companies, whether based in the US, Europe, and Asia, across many different industrial service sectors. It explains where companies find out about particular tools, and examines which appear to be the most successful."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Industrial management.

Added Author:

Cox, Andrew W.

Electronic Access:

Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/hol059/2004048876.html
Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/hol053/2004048876.html
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/hol052/2004048876.html

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This book is the result of a four-year study into the most commonly used management tools and techniques in the areas of business strategy and finance, marketing, production and operations, and procurement and supply chain management. It explains which tools are used in small, medium-sized and large companies, whether based in the US, Europe or Asia, across many different industrial and service sectors. It explains where companies find out about particular tools, and examines which appear to be the most successful.