Production And Operations Management: Concepts, Models And Behavior

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This comprehensive text retains the core concepts, models and managerial orientation of previous editions and reflects current production and operations management practices and research results. It emphasizes practice through new chapter highlights. The text continues to offer problems which can be solved by the computer. Table Of Contents Preface MANAGING OPERATIONS Operations Management Operations Strategies for Competitive Advantage PLANNING (DESIGNING) THE CONVERSION SYSTEM Forecasting Designing Products Services, and Processes Operations Capacity Locating Production and Service Facilities Layout Planning ORGANIZING THE CONVERSION SYSTEM Job Design, Production and Operations Standards, and Work Measurement Project Management SCHEDULING PRODUCTION AND SERVICE SYSTEMS Scheduling Systems and Aggregate Planning for Production and Services Operations Scheduling, CONTROLLING THE CONVERSION SYSTEM Inventory Control Fundamentals Inventory Control Applications Material Requirements Planning MANAGING FOR WORLD CLASS COMPETITION Japanese Contributions to World Class Manufacturing Managing for Quality Quality Analysis and Control DYNAMICS OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT The Conversion Process in Change Appendix Glossary Name Index Subject Index