Key Concepts in Operations Management

Part of the SAGE Key Concepts series, Key Concepts in Operations Management introduces a selection of key concepts and techniques in the field. Concise, informative and contemporary, with consideration given to explaining the principles of the topic, as well as the relevant debates and literature.

Over 50 concept entries include: Operations Strategy, Managing Innovation, Process Modeling, New Product Development, Forecasting, Planning and Control, Supply Chain Management, Risk Management and many more. Fully cross-referenced and accompanied by further reading.

An outstanding reference for Operations Management students at all levels.

′Key Concepts in Operations Management takes a fresh approach to the subject by re-examining its boundaries as well as its content. It therefore offers a unique approach that can be used as a useful alternative to existing texts, or to supplement them by presenting a complementary perspective′ -

David Bennett, Aston Business School, Aston University

′Using interesting examples and a relaxed style, this book is a very readable and useful resource for students and academics who wish to understand not only the basic tools and techniques of operations, but also to see how modern operational practices have developed, by setting them within their historical, theoretical and conceptual context′ -

Melanie Hudson-Smith, Lecturer in Operations Management, Plymouth Business School