Appropriate for both undergraduates and MBA students, Operations Management in the Supply Chain: Decisions and Cases, 8e is a guide to operations that takes a unique approach to decision making with a strong emphasis on case materials to put concepts into practice. It provides a balanced treatment of both service and manufacturing firms in a fully updated 4 color revision with modern real-world topics, more Connect content and case solutions. This is the first book to include cross functional decision making for non-majors. In addition, current knowledge is included on global operations,…mehr
Appropriate for both undergraduates and MBA students, Operations Management in the Supply Chain: Decisions and Cases, 8e is a guide to operations that takes a unique approach to decision making with a strong emphasis on case materials to put concepts into practice. It provides a balanced treatment of both service and manufacturing firms in a fully updated 4 color revision with modern real-world topics, more Connect content and case solutions. This is the first book to include cross functional decision making for non-majors. In addition, current knowledge is included on global operations, supply chain management, competency-based strategy, Six Sigma, lean systems, artificial intelligence, analytics, sustainability, supply chain risk, and digital technology content like 3D printing and blockchain. Enhanced Connect content includes, SmartBook 2.0, OMintheNews, Practice Operations, and Interactive Data Problems designed to help students visualize key concepts.
Donaldson Chair in Operations Management at the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He is also the Co-Director of the Juran Center for Leadership in Quality and has earned an appointment as a Distinguished Teaching Professor. He received the B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering with high distinction from the University of Minnesota, MSIE University of Minnesota and Ph.D. from Northwestern University. Prior to joining the University of Minnesota, he taught at the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, and was an analyst for the office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense. Professor Schroeder has received research grants from the Ford Foundation, American Production and Inventory Control Society, Exxon Education Foundation and the National Science Foundation. He is a recipient of the Morse Award for outstanding teaching at the University of Minnesota.
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PART ONE: Introduction Ch. 1 Introduction to Operations Ch. 2 Operations and Supply Chain Strategy Ch. 3 Product Design PART TWO: Process Design Ch. 4 Process Selection Ch. 5 Service Process Design Ch. 6 Process-Flow Analysis Ch. 7 Lean Thinking and Lean Systems PART THREE: Quality Ch. 8 Managing Quality Ch. 9 Quality Control and Improvement PART FOUR: Capacity and Scheduling Ch. 10 Forecasting Supplement: Advanced Methods Ch. 11 Capacity Planning Ch. 12 Scheduling Operations Ch. 13 Project Planning and Scheduling PART FIVE: Inventory Ch. 14 Independent Demand Inventory Supplement: Advanced Models Ch. 15 Materials Requirements Planning and ERP PART SIX: Supply Chain Decisions Ch. 16 Supply Chain Management Ch. 17 Sourcing Ch. 18 Global Logistics PART SEVEN: Case Studies