Introducing Operations Management: Wall Street Journal Series

Jack R. Meredith, Scott M. Shafer

ISBN 10: 0471393894 / ISBN 13: 9780471393894

Published by Wiley, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introducing Operations Management: Wall Street Journal Series
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471393894
• ISBN 13: 9780471393894
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

This comprehensive introduction to the concepts and techniques of operations management places importance on operations strategy early, with balanced coverage of quantitative techniques and managerial issues.

About the Author

Norman Gaither is Professor Emeritus of Business Analysis and Research at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. and MBA from the University of Oklahoma and his B.S.I.E. from Oklahoma State University. Prior to teaching, Professor Gaither worked at Olin Corporation, where he held the positions of chief industrial engineer, plant manager, and director of a multiplant operation, and at B.F. Goodrich Company as senior industrial engineer.

Professor Gaither's writings on a wide range of operations management topics have appeared in Management Science, Decision Sciences, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Simulation, Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management, IIE Transactions, Journal of Cost Analysis, and International Journal of Operations and Production Management.

Dr. Gaither has served on the editorial boards of several highly respected journals in the operations management field. He is also an AACSB Federal Faculty Fellow.