Service Operations Management, Second Edition provides a global perspective on service operations, with expanded coverage of service operations for not-for-profit agencies, charities, NGOs and utilities, alongside commercial companies. With new, updated case studies and original research embracing big-data analytics and neurolinguistics in building customer service systems, this book will be an invaluable tool for postgraduate and MBA students of service operations and undergraduates specialising in hospitality, tourism and public sector management.
The central focus of this book is how organizations deliver service and the operational decisions that managers face in managing resources and delivering service to their customers.
Each chapter is structured logically and concludes with summary material to aid revision. Exercises and self-assessment questions are included to reinforce learning and maintain variety, with answers included at the end of the text.
The central focus of this book is how organizations deliver service and the operational decisions that managers face in managing resources and delivering service to their customers.
Successful Service Operations Management
Drawing on a range of theory and frameworks, this book develops the research agenda, and knowledge and understanding in public service operations management, addressing the most pressing dilemmas faced by leaders, executives and operations ...
The text stresses the benefits of aligning the entire operations system within the parameters of a business strategy.
Covers the full cycle of building a service business from concept formation through implementation.
New to this Edition: - New and greatly expanded coverage of the most relevant contemporary topics in OM, including corporate social responsibility and ethics, lean manufacturing, outsourcing vs. insourcing, and zero hour contracts - Over 30 ...
This book takes readers inside Chinese organizations and shows how factories are built, labor is managed, goods are sourced, quality is controlled, and logistics are handled.
Cachon 1e is designed for undergraduate students taking an introductory course in operations management. This text will share many of the strengths of Matching Supply with Demand: An Introduction to Operations Management (3e).