Principles of Operations Management, Volume 1This introduction to operations management presents a state-of-the-art view of the primary activities of the operations function in organizations. New chapters on Global Operations and Supply Chain Management, a free CD-ROM is packaged with every book and comprehensive web site support is provided. This paperback text has the same 17 core chapters as Heizer/Render's Operations Management, 5/e but does not have the 6 quantitative modules. Part of the JIT program. |
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ORGANIZATION OF THE TEXT | 47 |
Key Terms 47 Solved | 48 |
Operations in a Global Environment | 53 |
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activities aggregate planning Airlines analysis assembly line bill of material break-even capacity changes chapter competitive advantage components Computer-aided design control chart control limits critical cycle decisions defects demand determine DISCUSSION QUESTIONS electronic employees engineering equipment example exponential smoothing facility factors Figure firm fixed cost flexibility focus forecast function Gantt charts global holding cost house of quality Identify improve increase industry inspection Internet inventory investment labor layout machine maintenance manufacturing material requirements plan moving average Nucor operations managers options organization output p-chart performance period plant poka-yoke POM for Windows product development purchasing reduce regression sample scheduling Solved Problem standard deviation statistical process control suppliers Supply-Chain task techniques tion Total quality management units variable costs week weight workers