Production & Operations Management

Shutdown management is project management of a special kind: managing the repair, replacement or maintenance of critical systems. Manufacturing and process plants, computer systems, airliners, and many other systems must be regularly closed down or taken...

Most successful companies have operations management at their heart. It enables strategy and should be part of boardroom discussions. However, Cranfield research has shown that business strategy barely recognises the world of operations management. ...

Every product owner faces a complex and unique set of challenges within their team. This provides each individual the opportunity to fill the role with different ambitions, skills, and insights. Your product ownership journey can take a variety of paths,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780994399113Author Carsten PrimdalFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Vantage CompliancePublisher Vantage ComplianceWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 210mm...

The traditional linear supply chain is no longer fit for purpose, and organizations must redesign their supply chains to become more customer-driven, agile, resilient and sustainable. Supply Chain Network Design shows how to design intelligent, agile...

Updated to account for ISO 55000, Benchmarking Best Practices for Maintenance, Reliability and Asset Management, Third Edition, now includes an overview of this seminal and long-awaited standard and identifies the specific points where ISO 55000 will...

This fascinating new core textbook, authored by a highly respected academic with over a decade of industry experience, takes a global and strategic approach to the important topic of operations management (OM). Integrating contemporary and traditional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903776872Author Keith PosnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Management PocketbooksPublisher Management PocketbooksDimensions(mm) 115mm * 148mm * 7mm

In today's increasingly service-oriented global economy, the activities and transactions within and between supply chain members in the service sector have experienced substantial growth. This book addresses the unique challenges faced by service...

Operations Management: An Integrated Approach, 8th edition, provides a solid foundation of the subject with clear, guided instructions and a balance between quantitative and qualitative concepts, thus providing both an applied and practical approach. In...

Today's competitive business environment poses a wide range of challenges to successful quality, safety, and environmental management systems. While many organizations create their management systems based on the requirements of their respective areas,...

The SAGE Course Companion on Operations Management is an accessible introduction to the subject that will help readers to extend their understanding of key concepts and enhance their thinking skills in line with course requirements. It provides support...

This book provides research on the human element in forecasting. It focuses on how we can improve our ability to accurately forecast.Book InformationISBN 9780471970149Author George WrightFormat HardbackPage Count 314Imprint John Wiley & Sons...

This book covers different topics on optimal design and operations with particular emphasis on chemical engineering applications. A wide range of optimization methods - deterministic, stochastic, global and hybrid - are considered.Containing papers...

Master supply chain management concepts, components, principles, processes, interactions, and best practices: all the knowledge you need to start designing, implementing, and managing modern supply chains! The Definitive Guide to Integrated Supply Chain...

The best learning transfer happens when participants have fun! Stop wasting time, money, energy, and resources on lecture-based safety trainings that have been proven ineffective. Set participants up for success with action-based safety training...

This is the most authoritative and complete guide to planning, implementing, measuring, and optimizing world-class supply chain order fulfillment and customer service processes. Straight from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP),...

In the newly revised eighth edition of Operations and Supply Chain Management for MBAs, a team of renowned operations professionals delivers a concise and accessible exploration of supply chain management ideal for MBA students with backgrounds in...

This text is designed to be appropriate for Operations Strategy modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. It combines knowledge management, relationship management and advances in technology to inform the development of strategic advantage...

Master scheduling is the heartbeat of every manufacturing and distribution process. In fact, there is no more important process within manufacturing. This up-to-date "how-to" guide explains how master scheduling integrates with Lean and Six...

This is a radical new volume that reveals the secrets for effective supply chain improvement and optimization. "Diagnosing Greatness" is a revolutionary new type of supply chain book. Targeted at all levels and functions of business management,...

This book explains the place of oil in the economic and political predicaments that now confront the West. Thompson explains the problems that the rising cost of oil posed in the years leading up to the 2008 crash, and the difficulties that a volatile...

From the best-selling quality management author, David Hoyle, Quality Management Essentials is the perfect brief, yet authoritative, introduction to the fundamentals of quality management. Quality in organizations, large or small, is achieved with...

After decades of implementing Lean tools, organizations are getting serious about the heart and soul of Lean management. They are developing people to continuously improve. Most of the Lean tools, such as kanban, andon, and visual management, are...

This is an exciting and innovative core textbook that focuses on the micro-level analysis of TM as a dynamic capability. Now in its second edition and fully updated throughout, it systematically addresses the major tools and techniques needed for...

Discover new strategies for maximizing performance and profit across your organization through the concept of operational excellence.Companies must learn that you cannot fire and budget-slice your way to sustainable growth. Our world is too complex, too...

Be prepared for the dangerous and largely unknown risks that threaten your business and learn how to survive and thrive when uncertainty hits.Leaders today must navigate their teams and organizations through unprecedented levels of uncertainty. It feels...

This book presents a framework to model the main activities of information security management and governance. The same model can be used for any security sub-domain such as cybersecurity, data protection, access rights management, business continuity,...

People with intellectual disability often experience challenges in their lives. These may be due to difficulties in social adaptation, but may also be related to a reality of disempowerment whereby they have little role in the decisions central to their...

Uniquely organized, Asset Management Insights follows the life cycle of industrial assets and infrastructures. Indeed, one of the fundamental points of the definition of asset management is its management perspective covering the entire life cycle of...

The demand and supply chain planning process for manufacturers, distributors, and retailers has evolved over the years. It has gone from a disjointed, unconnected, slow, inaccurate, fairly manual set of processes to an integrated, timely process enabled...

In a knowledge-based society, people should not simply collect knowledge but should utilize and apply it to solve a problem. Action learning makes organizational members learn while solving real problems in the workplace. However, traditional action...

Mastering the Supply Chain is an introduction to supply chain management. The book integrates theory with practice and aims to create a cross-functional mindset in students and practitioners. It provides a wide overview of relevant supply chain...

The concrete tools manufacturing enterprises need to thrive in today's global environment For a manufacturing enterprise to succeed in this current volatile economic environment, a revolution is needed in restructuring its three main components: product...

Blockchain is a transformative driver for change in all industries. Learn from the latest research and case studies how this technology can and will be used to revolutionize supply chain management. Blockchain and the Supply Chain provides a complete...

Twenty-first-century supply chains have evolved into world-wide inter-connected supply-and-demand networks comprising vastly more complex operations, with profound inter-dependencies and exposure to greater volatility in our uncertain world. The...

Sequential decision problems arise in virtually every human process. They span finance, energy, transportation, health, e-commerce, and supply chains and include pure learning problems that arise in laboratory or field experiments. They even cover search...

This book comprehensively assesses the growing importance of project data for project scheduling, risk analysis and control. It discusses the relevance of project data for both researchers and professionals, and illustrates why the collection, processing...

For courses in operations management. A broad introduction to operations, reinforced with extensive practice problems Principles of Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management presents a broad introduction to the field of operations...

The importance of businesses being 'operationally resilient' is becoming increasingly important, and a driving force behind whether an organization can ensure that its valuable business operations can 'bounce back' from or manage to evade impactful...