Operations Management: Creating Value Along the Supply Chain, 7th Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (858 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470525908 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 810 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The seventh edition offers an extensive collection of exercises and solved problems to reinforce key concepts. Known for its comprehensive approach, this text shows operations managers how to analyse processes, ensure quality, create value, and manage the flow of information, products and services. All chapter opening cases and in-text example boxes have also been revised or replaced. An increased emphasis is placed on supply chain management and services. New information is presented on the environment and green management, and technology type OM topics as it applies to production, control, the supply chain, and global operations. This new content better prepares operations managers for the issues they’ll experience in the field.
The authors successfully make complex topics easy to understand; with frequent real-world examples, virtual online tours of service and production facilities, and easy to understand example problems. Now with WileyPLUS for OM, an innovative, research-based, online environment for effective teaching and learning, students will be able to practice their quantitative skills while in the context of the course's learning objectives.Highlights of the 7th Edition include:Continued emphasis on supply chain managementNew focus on sustainable practicesProduction of chocolate used as a vehicle to illustrate operations management topicsNew OM Video Series, featuring award-winning inter
"Three Stars" according to Joshua. Interesting book Not really anything that was revolutionary or not already on Google for free.. Amazon Customer said Four Stars. This book covers most of what I need to know in this subject.. There were many errors in the text. The book also had highlighted text by a previous user. During the class, we found that many of the examples in the book had incorrect references as well as the answers in the back of the book corresponding to the questions at the end of the chapters were OUTRIGHT Wrong!!
Roberta S. Russell's primary research and teaching interests are in the areas of operations and supply chain management, service operations, scheduling, and quality. Taylor has published over 80 articles in such journals as Operations Research, Management Science, Decision Sciences, IIE Transactions, Journal of the Operational Research Society, Computers and Operations Research, Omega, and the Internatio