Principles of Operations Management (Principles of Management)

by Les Galloway (Author)

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  Paperback
  1998

  $4.31

  This edition provides the lay person with a comprehensive overview of operations and its relation to other management functions. The author discusses the strategies and role of operations in organizations in order to establish a framework within which operations can be successfully managed. It then considers product design, services, and the operations function itself, tackling the issues involved in planning and control, including discussions of JIT and TQM. Examples are drawn from both manufacturing and service industries to focus on an analysis of key techniques that are useful to managers from a range of backgrounds.

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $4.04

  The Principles of Operations Management aims to provide the reader with a comprehensive overview of operations showing the non-specialist how it relates to the other management functions. R.L. Galloway addresses the strategic issues and the relationship between operations and the rest of the organization in order to establish the framework within which operations can be successfully managed. He considers such elements as product design, services, the actual operations functions, planning and control, Just-in-Time and Total Quality Management. The author draws examples from both manufacturing and service industries, and focuses on an analysis of key techniques that will be widely applicable for managers from a range of backgrounds.