Production and Operations Management Systems

The evolving field of production and operations management (P/OM) is reflected in this P/OM text. Proper management of the supply chain beginning with acquisition and ending with distribution involves coordination with finance and marketing. We must, therefore, emphasize the systems approach and apply it to the full-scope of services as well as manufacturing. With this goal, the book, Production and Operations Management Systems covers the major spectrum of decision-making functions from product development to the final delivery of the product to the customer. The book, based on analytical models, makes extensive use of Excel software. International aspects of P/OM are integrated throughout the text.

Autorentext

Sushil Gupta is a Knight Ridder Center Research Professor in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University, Miami.

Martin Starr is Distinguished Professor of Production and Operations Management Emeritus at the Crummer Graduate School of Business at Rollins College, Florida, and Professor of Management Science and Operations Management Emeritus at Columbia University Graduate School of Business, New York.

Klappentext

Since the beginning of mankind on Earth, if the "busyness" process was successful, then some form of benefit sustained it. The fundamentals are obvious: get the right inputs (materials, labor, money, and ideas); transform them into highly demanded, quality outputs; and make it available in time to the end consumer. Illustrating how operations relat

Inhalt

Workload Assessment. Long Term Planning. Medium Term Planning. Short Term Planning (Scheduling). Planning for Materials (Inventory Models). Supply Chains and Distribution Planning. Quality Management. New Product Development. Project Management.