Operations Management For Mbas, 3Rd Ed

Download or read book Operations Management For Mbas, 3Rd Ed written by Jack R. Meredith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.· 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