Book Summary of Operations Management for MBAs MBAs in the workforce today are facing issues in such areas as supply chain management, the balanced scorecard, and yield management. This informative book arms them with a much-needed introduction to operations management and explains how to deal with the challenges in these areas. It guides them through all the basics including core competency, mass customization, benchmarking, business process design, and enterprise resource planning (ERP). All the while, it emphasizes the critical role that operations management will play in all the career paths that they choose.
Table of contents : • The Nature of Operations • Strategy, Operations, and Global Competitiveness • Process Planning and Design • Six Sigma for Process and Quality Improvement • Capacity and Location Planning • Schedule Management • Supply Chain Management • Supplement. The Beer Game • Inventory Management • Enterprise Resource Planning • Lean Management • Project Management Appendix: Risk Analysis Using Crystal Ball 2000 Index
Market Description : • Managers • Engineers • Students of Business
About Author : Jack Meredith is currently Professor of Management