Operations management / Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor.
Material type: TextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2005.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 832 pISBN:- 9780471692096 (hbk.) :
- 9780471692096
- 658.5 RUS
- TS155 .R752 2005
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Previous ed.: London: Prentice-Hall International, 1998.
Includes index.
Preface; PART ONE: DESIGNING A PRODUCTIVE SYSTEM; 1. Operations and Competitiveness; The Operations Function; The Evolution of Operations Management; Operations Management in the Service Sector; Operations Management in an E-Business Environment; Globalization; It\'s a Global Workforce; Risks of Globalization; The Balancing Act at New Balance; Competitiveness; Productivity as a Measure of Competitiveness; Competitive Industries; Competitive Firms; An Overview of the Scope of Operations Management; Strategy; Quality; Products and Services; Processes, Technology, and Capacity; Facilities; Human Resources; Project Management; The Supply Chain; Forecasting; Planning and Scheduling; Learning Objectives of This Course; Summary; Summary of Key Terms; Questions; Problems; Case Problem 1.1: What Does It Take to Compete?; Case Problem 1.2: Value-Added Operations at Lands\' End; References; 2. Operations Strategy; Strategy Formulation; Competitive Priorities; Competing on Cost; Competing on Quality; Competing on Flexibility; Competing on Speed; Operations\' Role in Corporate Strategy; Strategy and the Internet; Strategic Decisions in Operations; Products and Services; Processes and Technology; Capacity and Facilities; Human Resources; Quality; Sourcing; Operating Systems; Strategy Deployment; The Strategic Planning Hierarchy; Policy Deployment; Balanced Scorecard; Issues and Trends in Operations; Summary; Summary of Key Terms; Questions; Case Problem 2.1: Visualize This; Case Problem 2.2: Whither an MBA at Strutledge?; Case Problem 2.3:Weighing Options at the Weight Club; References; SUPPLEMENT; 2. Operational Decision-Making Tools: Decision Analysis; Decision Analysis; Decision Making without Probabilities; Decision Analysis with Excel; Decision Making with Probabilities; Expected Value of Perfect Information; Sequential Decision Trees; Summary; Summary of Key Formulas; Summary of Key Terms; Solved Problem; Problems; Case Problem S2.1: Transformer Replace
Russell and Taylor, both affiliated with the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, use rice production and distribution as an ongoing example to convey the global nature and pervasive impact of operations management in this text for business students.