Operations Management in Context

• Main Authors: Rowbotham, Frank, Galloway, Les, Azhashemi, Masoud
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier 2000; Taylor and Francis; Taylor & Francis Group; Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann; Butterworth-Heinemann; Routledge
• Edition: 2
• Subjects: Operations Management; Production management; Produktionswirtschaft; Prozessmanagement; Theorie; Earliest Start Time; CPM; study; Latest Finish Time; Vendor Rating System; Free Float; Dry Bulb Thermometers; Vice Versa; Non-critical Activities; gantt; Control Chart; total; Business Processes; function; Master Production Schedule; TQM Adoption; case; Job Start Time; Network Diagram; Backward Scheduling; start; Achieve World Class Performance; earliest; Purchasing Department; quality; Project Completion Time; Optimized Production Technology; Independent Demand; Statistical Process Control; service; Production Schedule; Improved Materials Flow; Materials Requirement Planning; chart; Purchasing Mix
• ISBN: 9780750681988; 9781138455535; 1138455539; 0750681985
• DOI: 10.4324/9780080492940

Operations Management in Context provides students with excellent grounding in the theory and practice of operations management and its role within organizations.Structured in a clear and logical manner, it gradually leads newcomers to this subject through each topic area, highlighting key issues, and using practical case study material and examples to contextualize learning. Each chapter is structured logically and concludes with summary material to aid revision. Exercises and self-assessment questions are included to reinforce learning and maintain variety, with answers included at the end of the text.