Production-Operations Management From Inside Out

Name: Production-Operations Management From Inside Out
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ISBN: 9780024068712

ISBN-10: 0024068713

ISBN-13: 9780024068712

Edition: 5th

Authors: Roger W. Schmenner

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Designed for MBA and undergraduate students, this text provides a comprehensive treatment of manufacturing and service processes, considering their characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, implications for management and dynamics. Topics covered include production planning, scheduling, inventory management, production control, queuing, forecasting, project management, quality control, JIT and strategic issues such as capacity, vertical integration, manufacturing strategy and services. The text considers both the applications of techniques and the dilemmas and decisions faced by operations managers.

Book details

List price: $78.67
Edition: 5th
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 825
Size: 7.75" wide x 9.75" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 3.146
Language: English



The Spectrum of Manufacturing and Service


Flows, Bottlenecks, and Balance


Bottlenecks in Space and Time: Layouts and Variability


Appendix: The Burger King Restaurant Simulation Model


Making Quality Happen


The Workforce Contribution


Planning Production


Appendix: Forecasting Demand


Managing Inventories: Material Requirements Planning


Managing Inventories: Time Independent Systems


Procurement, Inventory Control, and Logistics


The Question of Control


Just-in-Time Manufacturing


Dealing with Capacity Change


Appendix: Net Present Value (NPV)


Dealing with Technology and Design


Appendix: More on the Learning Curve


Dealing with Opportunities for Vertical Integration


Operations Strategy