Operations Management:
Policy, Practice and Performance Improvement
Steve Brown University of
Bath, School of Management, where he heads the Operations Management Group; Visiting
Professor at Baruch College of the City University, New York.
Kate Blackmon Operations Management Group, School of Management, University of Bath.
Paul Cousins Operations Management Group, School of Management, University of Bath.
Harvey Maylor Operations Management Group, School of Management, University of Bath.
- Cutting
edge techniques employed
- New
case study material to support points in the text
- Critical
sample questions to assist the learning process
In brief
An Introduction to Operations
Management: policy, practices, performance improvement' is the latest state-of-the-art
approach to operations management.
It provides new cutting edge
input into operations management theory and practice that cannot be found in any other
text. Discussing both strategic and tactical inputs it combines and balances service and
manufacturing operations.
Cutting edge techniques accompanied by brand new case studies
Challenges standard approaches
Comprehensive coverage of strategic supply management
Critical sample questions to aid discussion
Reading lists and articles to support learning
Additional lecturer support material
This outstanding author team is from the Operations Management Group at the University of
Bath. Their expertise and knowledge is apparent in the text, and they bring to it their
original research and experience in the field of operations management.
Contents
Policy Preface to part 1;
Introduction to operations management; Operations strategy; Innovation; Process; Practices
- Preface to part 2; Managing capacity/scheduling; Managing throughout; Managing quality;
Managing projects; Performance improvement; Preface to part 3; Understanding and managing
performance; Improving performance: tactics 1; Improving performance: tactics 2; World
class/future issues; Appendices.
Readership: Undergraduate
Students on Business degrees.
449 pages