Contemporary Issues and Research in Operations Management

Gary Moynihan

ISBN 10: 1789233100 / ISBN 13: 9781789233100

Published by Intechopen, 2018

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Operations management (OM) is the function concerned with the planning, design, implementation, and control of business operations in the production of goods and services. OM has expanded from its original factory-centric orientation to encompass the service industry and the respective, accompanying supply chains, with a broad, global range of applications, increasing reliance on quantitative analysis, and the development and the use of supporting computer-based information systems and technology. This book highlights some critical aspects and advances in the field of operations management. Topics covered include investigations in the area of sustainable supply chain management; the application of OM principles to the deployment of field laboratories to address epidemics; and novel approaches to applying operations management in response to increasingly diverse requirements, circumstances, and performance criteria.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Contemporary Issues and Research in Operations Management
• Publisher: Intechopen
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1789233100
• ISBN 13: 9781789233100
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 266W x 185H x 15D millimeters 266 millimeters width by 185 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 528 grams

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Operations management (OM) is the function concerned with the planning, design, implementation, and control of business operations in the production of goods and services. OM has expanded from its original factory-centric orientation to encompass the service industry and the respective, accompanying supply chains, with a broad, global range of applications, increasing reliance on quantitative analysis, and the development and the use of supporting computer-based information systems and technology. This book highlights some critical aspects and advances in the field of operations management. Topics covered include investigations in the area of sustainable supply chain management; the application of OM principles to the deployment of field laboratories to address epidemics; and novel approaches to applying operations management in response to increasingly diverse requirements, circumstances, and performance criteria.