W. Stevenson – Operations Management (2015)

Автор: W. Stevenson
Название книги: Operations Management
Формат: PDF
Жанр: Экономика
Страницы: 940
Качество: Изначально компьютерное, E-book

The material in this book is intended as an introduction to the field of operations management. The topics covered include both strategic issues and practical applications. Among the topics are forecasting, product and service design, capacity planning, management of quality and quality control, inventory management, scheduling, supply chain management, and project management.

The material in this book is intended as an introduction to the
field of operations management. The topics covered include
both strategic issues and practical applications. Among the
topics are forecasting, product and service design, capacity
planning, management of quality and quality control, inventory
management, scheduling, supply chain management, and
project management.
My purpose in revising this book continues to be to provide
a clear presentation of the concepts, tools, and applications
of the field of operations management. Operations
management is evolving and growing, and I have found
updating and integrating new material to be both rewarding
and challenging, particularly due to the plethora of new
developments in the field, while facing the practical limits on
the length of the book.
This text offers a comprehensive and flexible amount
of content that can be selected as appropriate for different
courses and formats, including undergraduate, graduate, and
executive education.
This allows instructors to select the chapters, or portions
of chapters, that are most relevant for their purposes. That
flexibility also extends to the choice of relative weighting of
the qualitative or quantitative aspects of the material and the
order in which chapters are covered because chapters do not
depend on sequence. For example, some instructors cover
project management early, others cover quality or lean early,
etc.
As in previous editions, there are major pedagogical features
designed to help students learn and understand the
material. This section describes the key features of the book,
the chapter elements, the supplements that are available for
teaching the course, highlights of the eleventh edition, and
suggested applications for classroom instruction. By providing
this support, it is our hope that instructors and students
will have the tools to make this learning experience a
rewarding one.
What’s New in This Edition
This edition has been revised to incorporate and integrate
changes in the field of Operations Management, and the
many suggestions for improvement received from instructors
around the world who are using the text. The following are
key among the revisions:
• New examples, discussion questions, and problems have
been incorporated throughout.
• Some content has been rewritten or added to include
current information, improve clarity and help
understanding.
New material and more emphasis have been devoted to
these topics:
Service
Supply chain management
Sustainability
Step-by-step problem solving
• Throughout the text, there are new, updated readings,
and photos to provide students with a motivating view of
the critical importance of operations management today.
• Connect Plus for Operations Management is now
available with LearnSmart, McGraw-Hill’s adaptive
learning component. LearnSmart provides assignable
modules that help students master core concepts and
come to class better prepared.