Description
Operations Management provides a comprehensive introduction to this wide-ranging subject . The book is clearly written and jargon-free, concentrating on examining the ways an organisation turns its resources into goods or services. The student-centred approach based on learning objectives, case studies activities and review questions is ideal for those studying the subject, whilst its practical approach provides help to managers seeking to become more effective. HOWARD BARNETT was formerly Principal Lecturer in Operations Management at the Business School in the University of Hertfordshire. Introduction.- Managing the Product Reliability.- Planning and Control.- Managing Independent Inventory.- Managing Dependent Demand.- Managing the Costs.- Managing the Processes.- Managing Performance.- 1: Getting the Methods Right.- Managing Performance.- 2: Measuring Work Content.- Managing Performance: Incentive Schemes.- Managing Time.- Plant Related Decisions.- Managing Numbers 1: Key Distribution.- Managing Numbers 2: Statistical Process.- Control Forecasting: Managing the Future.
