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Production and operations management systems / Sushil Gupta and Martin Starr.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2014.Description: xxxiv, 485 p. : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781466507333 (hardback : acidfree paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.5 23 G977
Contents:
1. Introduction to production and operations management-- 2. Strategy, productivity, and history-- 3. Workload assessment (Forecasting)-- 4. Capacity management and aggregate production planning-- 5. Inventory management-- 6. Scheduling-- 7. Project management-- 8. Quality management-- 9. Supply chain management-- 10. Long-term planning (facilities, location, and layout)-- 11. Innovation by P/OM for new product development (NPD) and sustainability-- Appendix A: Quantitative models-- Appendix B: The z-table-- Index.
Summary: "This text provides an understanding of the manufacturing and operations functions as well as the processes of goods and service producers. Illustrating how operations relate to the rest of the organization, it will help readers develop a sense of managerial competence in making decisions in the design, planning, operation and control of manufacturing, production, and operations systems through examples and case studies. The text uses analytical techniques when necessary to develop critical thinking and to sharpen decision making skills. An accompanying website offers slides, lectures, Excel worksheets, and solutions to short and extended problem sets"--
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Books ISI Library, Kolkata 658.5 G977 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available C26274
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Includes bibliographical references (pages455-456) and index.

1. Introduction to production and operations management--
2. Strategy, productivity, and history--
3. Workload assessment (Forecasting)--
4. Capacity management and aggregate production planning--
5. Inventory management--
6. Scheduling--
7. Project management--
8. Quality management--
9. Supply chain management--
10. Long-term planning (facilities, location, and layout)--
11. Innovation by P/OM for new product development (NPD) and sustainability--

Appendix A: Quantitative models--
Appendix B: The z-table--
Index.

"This text provides an understanding of the manufacturing and operations functions as well as the processes of goods and service producers. Illustrating how operations relate to the rest of the organization, it will help readers develop a sense of managerial competence in making decisions in the design, planning, operation and control of manufacturing, production, and operations systems through examples and case studies. The text uses analytical techniques when necessary to develop critical thinking and to sharpen decision making skills. An accompanying website offers slides, lectures, Excel worksheets, and solutions to short and extended problem sets"--

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