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by Jack R. Meredith, Scott M. Shafer
| | Price: | $47.00 |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 101788 | | Studio: | Wiley | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 460 | | Publication Date: | February 17, 2006 | | Publisher: | Wiley |
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Product Description
What every MBA needs to know about OM
Operations is one of the most important factors in whether an organization survives in the international marketplace. While not everyone will be solving quantitative operations problems, every manager will confront important operations issues that will have a critical impact on the success of their organizations.
Revised to reflect the growing importance of soft and hard technologies, as well as the rise of service organizations and the global economy, this Third Edition of Jack Meredith and Scott Shafer's Operations Management for MBAs focuses on what MBAs need to know about operations in their careers. This includes:
* Six sigma improvement projects
* Project management
* Enterprise resource planning
* Lean management
* Outsourcing and offshoring
* Supply chain management
* Process design and planning
Emphasizing the strategic role of these operations topics, the authors keep the needs of marketing, finance and other majors in mind, and show how a basic understanding of operations is important to all career paths. The text's clear and concise overview of key concepts makes it the perfect complement to cases and readings on OM.
New Features of the Third Edition
* New chapter on Six Sigma.
* Expanded coverage of ERP, lean manufacturing, and outsourcing.
* A stronger emphasis on the strategic role of operations topics, including more strategic examples and expanded material in Chapter 2: Strategy, Operations, and Global Competitiveness.
* New appendix on Crystal Ball with two solved example problems.
* More service examples throughout the text.
* New international examples, as well as many revised problems and cases with an international focus. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 5 reviews)
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boring and outdated 
This is the most boring book from the most boring class I have ever taken. Unless you are a manager in an 1800's era shoe factory, much of this material is mundane and outdated. But if you are in an MBA program, you probably have to take it regardless, so too bad for you.
August 13, 2008 | |
Excellent 
The delivery was timely and the book was in an excellent shrink wrapped, brand new condition.
February 24, 2006 | |
Speedy Delivery
I got the book three day after I ordered.
Incredible fast .....
Thanks for doing me a favor.
September 03, 2005 | |
An excellent, easy to read book
We used this book as one of our texts while working on my MBA. It is very good, especially for someone who has a technical, non-manufacturing background. I highly recommend it.
May 16, 2000 | |
EXCELLENT INTRODUCTION TO A TECHNICALLY CHALLENGING SUBJECT.
This is an excellent introduction to understanding the process and management of transforming inputs into useful outputs. While the subject is technical, the presentation makes it highly accessible. Major topics covered are: the nature of operations; business strategy and global competitiveness; quality management; product/service design; transformation system design; capacity and location planning; schedule management; materials management; supply chain management and just-in-time systems; and project management. Each chapter concludes with cases and questions that are open-ended, an approach to learning that is applied and appropriate for higher levels of learning. Definitions of key terms are embedded in the text. Reviewed by Yvette Borcia, Managing Partner, Stern & Associates, co-author of Stern's Sourcefinder: The Master Directory to HR and Business Management Information & Resources, Stern's CyberSpace SourceFinder, and Stern's Compensation and Benefits SourceFinder.
April 09, 1999 | |
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