Operations Management (Fifth Edition)

Heizer; Render, Barry; Heizer, Jay H.

ISBN 10: 013905068X / ISBN 13: 9780139050688

Published by Prentice Hall Direct, Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A., 1999

About this Item

Publisher: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1999, V. Good, (OVERSIZED) HB, ISBN: 0-13-905068-X, W/CD-ROM.

Seller Inventory # 012043

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Operations Management (Fifth Edition)
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Direct, Lebanon, Indiana, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013905068X
• ISBN 13: 9780139050688
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Fifth Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Management
  • Business

About this title

Synopsis

A brief, full-colour book, this work is intended to be non-threatening for an operations management course.

From the Back Cover

Key Benefit: This concise introduction to operations management, presents a state-of-the art view of the primary activities within the operations function of organizations. Presented in a realistic, global, and existing environment to help readers understand and conceptualize the critical role of operations and the decisions it entails. Key Topics: A strategic focus shows how managers achieve strategies of differentiation, low cost, and response. Numerous corporate examples, along with new tables, figures, and cases are utilized throughout the book. Describes how to achieve global product design, process designs, make location decisions, and deal with foreign cultures and ethics. Further, this edition stresses the service aspects of operations, and regularly notes the distinction between service and manufacturing in operations management.