Get to the core of operations management with this essential text. Essentials of Operations Management 2nd edition by Nigel Slack and Alastair Brandon-Jones is a highly practical title, focusing on the core topics of operations management. Based on their previous book, Operations Management, this edition serves as a concise introduction to the subject without compromising the authors' characteristic clear style of teaching.
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Essentials of Operations Management
Description
Table of Contents
Operations management and performance
Operations strategy
Product and service innovation
Process design – resources
Process design – analysis
Supply chain management
Capacity management
Inventory management
Resource planning and control
Lean operations
Operations improvement
Quality management
Project management
Author Description
Nigel Slack is an Emeritus Professor of Operations Management and Strategy at Warwick University, an Honorary Professor at Bath University and an Associate Fellow of Said Business School, Oxford University.
Alistair Brandon-Jones is a Full Chaired Professor in Operations and Supply Management at the University of Bath, and an Adjunct Professor at Hult International Business School.