Operations Management

Jay H. Heizer, Barry Render

ISBN 10: 013185755X / ISBN 13: 9780131857551

Published by Prentice Hall, 2006

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[ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: eighth ] Publisher: Prentice Hall Pub Date: 1/1/2006 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 806 eighth edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Operations Management
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 013185755X
• ISBN 13: 9780131857551
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Principals and skills related to business and operations management and management science.

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.