Production and Operations Management

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As all experienced production managers know, there are but two simple'devices necessary to run a production uni,I - q crystal ball and a mdgic wand. In the absence of these, the sixth edition of this best-selling text is offered to students and managers alike. The title Production and Operations Managem^t (POM) reflects the book's coverage of non-manufacturing activities in addition to the management of those which create artefacts. The book continues to be structured around the Ps of the production/oper^t+e_n|Ljnqyi^ement function - the Product, the Pldiit,-jhe^^oce5sesr the Programmes and the People ^^^nd has; retained its thorough non-mq^thematical treatment of the subfect.
This edition takes, a more 'sfrategic' view of POM and has been fully revised, amplified and updated to take account of changes and new developments in the field over recent years. A number of new, çtiiapters have been written giving more detailed coverage of such topics as manufacturing stfategy and... Tovább

Fülszöveg

As all experienced production managers know, there are but two simple'devices necessary to run a production uni,I - q crystal ball and a mdgic wand. In the absence of these, the sixth edition of this best-selling text is offered to students and managers alike. The title Production and Operations Managem^t (POM) reflects the book's coverage of non-manufacturing activities in addition to the management of those which create artefacts. The book continues to be structured around the Ps of the production/oper^t+e_n|Ljnqyi^ement function - the Product, the Pldiit,-jhe^^oce5sesr the Programmes and the People ^^^nd has; retained its thorough non-mq^thematical treatment of the subfect.
This edition takes, a more 'sfrategic' view of POM and has been fully revised, amplified and updated to take account of changes and new developments in the field over recent years. A number of new, çtiiapters have been written giving more detailed coverage of such topics as manufacturing stfategy and operations management in.service.environments.
There is also extensive coverage of such subjects as quality and wiability, short-term forecasting, qnd linear prog^arnniing. Where appropriate, tjalcinced discussions^f-the newer 'panaceas' -"TQM', 'OPT', 'JIT', 'MRP', 'MRPII' - are included. A feature of the new edition is the inclusion of twenty short case studies.
Now in a larger formait, each chapter is concluded with q_,summQry of the main points covered. This new édition is_accompanied by a Lecturer's Guide v\/hicfi provides advice on the use of the case studies.-The book is suitable for students studying POM~on a;-wide range of courses, including business studies and _ management degree's," and Higher Diploma courses. DMS, MBA, and othér students taking, professional courses will find the book of great value. Undoubtedly this edition will continue to' be as useful to the practising production, operations and general manager or director as previous editions ore known to have been.
Alan Muhlemann has been involved in production and operational research as a researcher and lecturer for twenty years. He joined the Management Centre, University of Bradford', in 1981 and in 1987 was appointed Profeisor of Operations Management. His principal interests are in production planning and control, the application of computers in production/operations management, and non-\ manufacturing appli?at!pns of POM.
J.olin Oakland joined thé Management GentreT^-Unlversity of Bradford, in 1979 after worJ<irfg in industry as a production manager controlling a "w.ide range of plant and proceisses,. afid. a'^argé, workforce. He is the author,of the" extremely successful texts Statistijcal Process and C'ontriDi, now in its-seco^ edition, and Total Quality Management. In 1987 he was appointed to the Exxon Chemicol-Chair in Total Quality -Management at the Maniement Centre and now -fieads the Europeap Centre for XQM, .a .groVp funded entirely by industrial organizations.
Keith Lockyer has always been closely iriterested in problems 'at jthe point of production',. After twenty years in industry, working mostly as a production manager, he applied his practical experience to teaching and research, becoming successively Principal Lecturer at the Polytechnic of Central London, Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University and, from 1973 until his retirement. Professor of Operations Management at /the^ Management; Centre, University of Bradford.'He has written numerous article^ and papers as well as «ight textbooks. -r-
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Critical Path Analysis Fifth edition Keith Lockyer & James Gordon ISBN 0 273 03416 2
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