OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT: Principles & Practices

This book on Operations Management covers the core topics of operations management, including production systems, product and service design, process planning, facility location and layout planning, production planning and control, aggregate planning, material requirement planning, capacity requirement planning, materials management and purchasing, inventory and quality management. The book provides a clear view of the various concepts of operations management in a simple language to make students understand the basics and its relationship to a firm's strategic goals. Authors tried to make this technical subject as simple as possible by keeping in mind non-technical students pursuing the management courses.