Based on the market leading U.S. text "Operations Management", this Asia Global Edition is written for the Asian students. It features the latest concepts and applications, and covers the practice of operations around the world with an emphasis of Asia, while preserving the foundations that have made the U.S. text a bestseller. The book is intended as an introductory textbook. Among the topics included are forecasting, product and service design, capacity planning, management of quality an quality control, inventory management, scheduling, supply chain management, and project management.
Enhancements to this edition include : Updates on the latest development, thinking and practices on operations management, in particular, in areas of sustainability, eco-friendly or green operations, product and service design and supply chain management. Updates on more recent readings to provide the latest information, challenges and development on operations management in Asia and around the world. A new chapter on waiting lines.
Part 1 Introduction
Part 2 Forecasting
Part 3 System Design
Part 4 Quality
Part 5 Supply Chain Management
Part 6 Inventory Management and Scheduling
Part 7 Project Management