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Operations management 5th Edition/ Nigel Slack, Stuart Chambers, Robert Johnston.
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TextPublication details: New York : Prentice Hall/Financial Times, 2007.Edition: 5th edDescription: p. cmISBN: - 9780273708476
- 0273708473
- TS155 .S562 2007
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Loan | Clonmel Library Main Collection | 658.5 SLA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | R15785NKRC |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This text presents both a logical path through the activities of operations management and an understanding of the strategic context in which operations managers work. It features worked examples of techniques discussed in the text.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Part 1 Introduction
- 1 Operations management Effective operations management
- 2 The strategic role and objectives of operations The role of operations function
- 3 Operations strategy What is strategy?
- Part 2 Design
- 4 Design in operations management What is design?
- 5 The design of products and services The competitive advantage of good design
- 6 Design of the operations network The network perspective
- 7 Layout and flow The layout procedure
- 8 Process technology What is process technology?
- 9 Job design and work organisation The design of jobs
- Part 3 Planning and Control
- 10 The nature of planning and control What is planning and control
- 11 Capacity planning and control What is capacity?
- 12 Inventory planning and control What is inventory?
- 13 Supply chain planning and control What is supply chain planning and control?
- 14 MRP What is MRP?
- 15 Just-in-time planning and control What is just-in-time?
- 16 Project planning and control What is a project?
- 17 Quality planning and control What is quality and why is it so important?
- Part 4 Improvement
- 18 Operations improvement Measuring and improving performance
- 19 Failure prevention and recovery System failure
- 20 Total quality management The origins of TQM
- Part 5 The Operations Challenge
- 21 The operations challenge The strategy challenge