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Analyzing Operations in Business Issues, Tools, and Techniques
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Michael R. Summers
ISBN: 1-56720-126-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-56720-126-0
248 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 5/30/1998
List Price: $119.95 (UK Sterling Price: £82.95)
Availability: Print on demand
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Ebook
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: The field of operations management is increasingly recognized as being crucial to the success of a company. The premise of this book is that learning specific analytical techniques can provide a deeper understanding of the problems in operations management than merely reading about these problems. The book is concise while still providing a broad discussion of the issues and details to learn these valuable tools.

Each problem area is introduced with an overview of the issues that must be addressed and the array of tools available to analyze them. Next, detailed examples are presented. Through these examples, the ramifications of the various approaches and the tradeoffs that must be considered when choosing one approach over another are explored. The book is a valuable resource for researchers, students, and business practitioners.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction to Operations Management
    Long-Run Decisions
    Location of Facilities
    Layout of Facilities
    Process Planning and Job Design
    Time Studies
    Medium-Run Decisions
    Forecasting
    Aggregate Planning
    Short-Run Decisions
    Inventory Models for Independent Demand
    Inventory Models for Dependent Demand
    Production Scheduling and Control
    Just-in-Time Systems
    Project Planning with PERT
    Quality Control
    Putting It All Together: Developing World-Class Operations
    Appendix A: Areas Under the Normal Curve
    Appendix B: Cumulative Poisson Probabilities
    Appendix C: Control Chart Factors
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: MICHAEL R. SUMMERS is Professor of Management Science at Pepperdine University. /e He is active in the Decision Sciences Institute (DSI) and the Production and Operations Management Society (POMS).
LCC Class: 658
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