Operations management (2010, 6th ed.)

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2010Edition: Sixth EditionDescription: xiii + 686 p. ; 27 cmISBN:

9780273731603

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Summary: A long-time market leader in this discipline, Slack has set the standards in Operations Management which other textbooks seek to emulate. Expert authorship, an engaging writing style, and an interesting collection of cases combine to communicate the importance of managing operations and processes within a successful organisation. Operations Management provides a strategic perspective, whilst also examining the practical issues which organisations face on a day to day basis. It uses over 120 examples from all over the world, reflecting the balance of economic activity between service (c.75%) and manufacturing (c.25%) operations. Features: Full matrix of case studies used in the book, listing the company name and size, region, and sector/activity it falls into, enabling you to successfully plan your teaching - Operations in Practice boxes bring to life the operational issues faced by real businesses - Critical Commentaries show a diversity of viewpoints in this wide-spanning discipline, encouraging class debate - Short cases help to consolidate students' learning of major themes - End of chapter case studies serve as illustrations or as the basis of class discussions.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Recommended bibliography book	TBS Barcelona	TS155 SLA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		B03849

A long-time market leader in this discipline, Slack has set the standards in Operations Management which other textbooks seek to emulate. Expert authorship, an engaging writing style, and an interesting collection of cases combine to communicate the importance of managing operations and processes within a successful organisation. Operations Management provides a strategic perspective, whilst also examining the practical issues which organisations face on a day to day basis. It uses over 120 examples from all over the world, reflecting the balance of economic activity between service (c.75%) and manufacturing (c.25%) operations. Features: Full matrix of case studies used in the book, listing the company name and size, region, and sector/activity it falls into, enabling you to successfully plan your teaching - Operations in Practice boxes bring to life the operational issues faced by real businesses - Critical Commentaries show a diversity of viewpoints in this wide-spanning discipline, encouraging class debate - Short cases help to consolidate students' learning of major themes - End of chapter case studies serve as illustrations or as the basis of class discussions.

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