This well-balanced text with its fine blend of theory and applications, gives an in-depth understanding of production and operations management in an easy-to-understand style. Employing an innovative approach, the author, shows how the use of modern advanced technology gives a boost to production processes and significantly helps production and operations management. The book clearly demonstrates the use of special software packages to solve actual problems. Retaining the original contents, the book, divided into six parts, explains following in its second edition WHY Necessity of production and operations management WHAT Product/service design, product quality and other issues HOW Process design and related issues WHERE Plant location, layout and capacity WHEN Planning and control of production operations WHO Human relations issues that affect production and operations Key features • Learning objectives at the beginning of each chapter enable readers to focus on important points of a chapter. • A concept quiz at the end of each chapter helps the reader to evaluate his understanding of the concepts explained in a chapter. • Numerous solved examples, and answers to all chapter-end numerical problems have been provided. • Covers Service Operations in almost every chapter in addition to the traditional manufacturing operations. • A section with 10 progressive short case studies gives real-world experience. • Chapter-end summary helps readers to review and recapitulate the key concepts. The students of management and engineering (mechanical, production and industrial engineering) will be benefited with the book. An instructor manual containing PowerPoint slides and solutions to chapter-end problems is available. The book is recommended by AICTE for PGDM course. The link is www.aicte-india.org/modelsyllabus.php
2. What are the ways to implement EMS in an organization? REFERENCES. Gupta, MC. 1994. “Environmental management and its impacts on the operations function”, International Journal of Operations ...
The material in this book is intended as an introduction to the field of production and operations management. It is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students.
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The modular character of the text permits many different journeys through the materials.
This comprehensive text features an integrative framework of planning, organizing and controlling and provides end-of-chapter supplements for quantitative analysis. It also offers problems which can be solved by the computer...
The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change.
This Book Presents Lucid Treatment Of A Wide Range Of Issues Involved In Production And Operations Management.
The main purpose of this book is to introduce the essential theories and tools for production (manufacturing operations) management for students in engineering, junior professionals in supply chain and production managers who are starting ...
Such a complex scenario needs freedom from compartmentalize thinking and an integrated consideration of the various factors that impinge on the production and operations management system . With the vast potential , production function ...
Production and Operations Management: Manufacturing and Services