Production and Operations Analysis: Strategy - Quality - Analytics - Application

The Seventh Edition of Production and Operations Analysis builds a solid foundation for beginning students of production and operations management. Continuing a long tradition of excellence, Nahmias and Olsen bring decades of combined experience to craft the most clear and up-to-date resource available. The authors' thorough updates include incorporation of current technology that improves the effectiveness of production processes, additional qualitative sections, and new material on service operations management and servicization. Bolstered by copious examples and problems, each chapter stands alone, allowing instructors to tailor the material to their specific needs. The text is essential reading for learning how to better analyze and improve on all facets of operations.

Not-for-sale instructor resource material available to college and university faculty only; contact publisher directly.

Titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Hopp, Supply Chain Science (ISBN 9781577667384) and Hopp-Spearman, Factory Physics, Third Edition (ISBN 9781577667391).

"Nahmias & Olsen's textbook has served our program well. However, the cost became too high. The reduced-cost version is an excellent move." --Chen Zhou, Georgia Institute of Technology

"This is the best operations management textbook I have ever seen in my 26-year academic career. Among its strengths are mathematical rigor, comprehensive coverage of all important topics, snapshots, and historical notes. Best of all, the price is very, very reasonable!" --Ching-Chung Kuo, University of North Texas

"This is one of the best operations management textbooks I have read in the last 28 years of teaching the course. It covers exactly the topics I deliver in one semester. Also, it has the right level of mathematical rigor." --Zhiwei Zhu, University of Louisiana, Lafayette