Production & Operations Management

From TQM to Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard, there appears to be no end to the 'revolutionary' approaches proposed to improve business performance. However, on closer inspection, most new performance improvement approaches offer few differences from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400242115Author Kathy RoperFormat PaperbackPage Count 688Imprint AmacomPublisher HarperCollins FocusWeight(grams) 1183gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm * 35mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423231127Author BarCharts, Inc.Page Count 6Imprint Barcharts, IncPublisher Barcharts, IncWeight(grams) 68g

Provides a tried-and-tested methodology for conducting excellent management system audits in all types of organisations. Offers key tips and ‘A-Factors’ (Auditing Factors or “Asbury Factors”) which assist auditors to develop, and to perform their work to...

Although there are many books on root cause analysis (RCA), most concentrate on team actions such as brainstorming and using quality tools to discuss the failure under investigation. These may be necessary steps during RCA, but authors often fail to...

This is the "green book" that started it all -- the first book in English on JIT, written from the engineer's viewpoint. When Omark Industries bought 500 copies and studied it companywide, Omark became the American pioneer in JIT.Here is Dr. Shingo's...

Waste to Wealth proves that 'green' and 'growth' need not be binary alternatives. The book examines five new business models that provide circular growth from deploying sustainable resources to the sharing economy before setting out what business leaders...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781950508945Author Gene KimFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint IT Revolution PressPublisher IT Revolution Press

Supply chain management today has never been more complex, more dynamic or more unpredictable. The good news is that new techniques for analyzing country-level investments, network configuration and in-sourcing/out-sourcing decisions can enable more...

Every global crisis highlights the strategic importance of industrial and non-profit supply chains for society. In terms of coping with unforeseen and unpredictable events, supply chain resilience enables the parties and networks involved to stay...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780958296939Author Rob EnglandFormat PaperbackPage Count 64Imprint Two HillsPublisher Two Hills

The notion of 'Quality' in business performance has exploded since the publication of the first edition of this classic text in 1989. Today there is a plethora of performance improvement frameworks including lean-Six Sigma and the latest version of ISO...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932159936Author Kirit PanditFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint J Ross PublishingPublisher J Ross PublishingWeight(grams) 526gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Take the first steps to ISO 14001 certification with this practical overview. This book provides practical advice on how to achieve compliance with ISO 14001:2015, the international standard for an EMS (environmental management system). With an EMS...

Originally written by a team of Certified Protection Professionals (CPPs), this book by Anthony DiSalvatore gives valuable updates to The Complete Guide for CPP Examination Preparation. This new edition contains an overview of the fundamental concepts...

Category management is one of the biggest contributors of commercial value in the area of procurement and supply chain. With a proven track record of successful delivery since the early 1990s, it helps organisations gather and analyse key data about...

Reliability, Maintainability and Risk: Practical Methods for Engineers, Tenth Edition has taught reliability and safety engineers techniques to minimize process design, operation defects and failures for over 40 years. For beginners, the book provides...

Production Management in Live Music: Managing the Technical Side of Touring in Today's Music Industry is a handbook for the aspiring production manager looking to forge a career in the live music industry. This book outlines the role that a production...

The Client Role in Successful Construction Projects is a practical guide for clients on how to initiate, procure and manage construction projects and developments. This book is written from the perspective of the client initiating a construction project...

Cachon Matching Supply with Demand, 4e is a clear, concise and more rigorous approach to an introductory Operations management course. Written by Wharton authors who use their guiding principles "real operations, real solutions" to bring the text and...

Bali Padda is the operations maverick behind LEGO's remarkable turnaround from a business basket-case, struggling to deliver on its orders, to the biggest and most profitable toy brand in the world. As Chief Operations Officer at LEGO, Bali overhauled...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781945051142Author Benjamin SweeneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint ClydeBank Media LLCPublisher ClydeBank Media LLCWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm)...

The Oliver Wight Class A Standard for Business Excellence is the definitive, comprehensive statement of excellence in business today. Oliver Wight s Class A Standard is the accumulated practice and experience of Oliver Wight Consultants around the world...

We are drowning in data but are starved for knowledge. Data Analytics is the discipline of extracting actionable insights by structuring, processing, analysing and visualising data using methods and software tools. Hence, we gain knowledge by...

Small businesses face many challenges today, including the increasing demand by larger companies for ISO 9001compliance, a challenging task for any organisation and in particular for a small business without quality assurance experts on its payroll. Ray...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912058662Author Ash WinterFormat PaperbackPage Count 188Imprint Conflux BooksPublisher Conflux Digital Ltd

Encouraging a collaborative and thoughtful approach to the wicked problems facing higher education (HE), this book is a showcase of pioneering educators who believe that well-designed education is good for everyone - learners, teachers, education...

Reliability-centred Maintenance is a process used to determine - systematically and scientifically - what must be done to ensure that physical assets continue to do what their users want them to do. Widely recognised by maintenance professionals as the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781600052781Author Navjot SinghFormat PaperbackPage Count 164Imprint Happy aboutPublisher Happy aboutWeight(grams) 195gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 9mm

Navigate a continually evolving global risk landscape and react to new logistical challenges effectively with this vital guide on supply chain risk. Implementing robust supply chain strategies has never been so essential in today's everchanging world...

Over the last two decades across the globe we have seen a multitude of programs, projects and books to help improve the safety of patient care in healthcare. However, the full potential of these has not yet been reached.Most of the current approaches are...

The concepts for Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) will fundamentally change supply chains, production processes and industries. Intelligent technologies such as IoT, edge and cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence and...

From the award-winning developers of Factory Physics-a powerful leadership guide for breakthrough performance A comprehensive guide that cuts through the hodgepodge of copycat initiatives, overblown buzzwords, confusing mathematics, and misguided...

In the 1950s, a method called Material Requirements Planning (or MRP) changed the world of manufacturing forever. But times have changed-customer tolerance times are shorter, product variety and complexity has increased, and supply chains have spread...

Today, there are few in senior management positions who can afford to ignore modern information technology, and few individuals who would prefer to be without it. Modern IT is key to organizational performance; yet we often assume the benefits will occur...

Today's business environment is constantly evolving, filled with volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity and driven by digital transformation, globalization, and the need to creating value through innovation. These shifts demand that...

This book is a novel treatment of Operations Management. It takes a fresh insight to this increasingly important topic, exploring fundamental principles equally applicable to service and manufacturing situations. The book adapts a strategic stance by...

The ground-breaking Shingo Model of 2008 introduced principles, systems, tools, and results. At that time, however, the systems element of the model did not receive the in-depth attention that other parts of the model did. As a result, organizations...

Airline Operations and Management: A Management Textbook presents a survey of the airline industry, with a strong managerial perspective. It integrates and applies the fundamentals of several management disciplines, particularly operations, marketing,...

This Introduction to Manufacturing focuses students on the issues that matter to practicing industrial engineers and managers. It offers a systems perspective on designing, managing, and improving manufacturing operations. On each topic, it covers the...