Learn from world-leading experts Nigel Slack and Alistair Brandon-Jones and benefit from their wealth of experience, helping improve businesses of all shapes and sizes. Strategic in its perspective, the book offers a comprehensive and practical way to explore key concepts and see them into action through a plethora of international examples. You will be redirected to our MyLab & Mastering page to complete your purchase. To purchase this MyLab product you will need the course ID from your instructor. If you have an access code, please get this ready to input on the next screen. If you don't have one, you can use a credit/debit card or PayPal to purchase.  You will need to register for an account if you don't already have one for another Pearson product (i.e. MyLab Maths).
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This package includes a physical copy of Operations Management, 9th edition by Nigel Slack & Alistair Brandon-Jones, as well as access to the eText and MyLab Operations Management. To access the eText and MyLab you need a course ID from your instructor. If you wish to purchase the print book on its own, please use ISBN: 9781292253961.
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Part One – Directing the operation 1. Operations management 2. Operations performance 3. Operations strategy 4. Product and service innovation 5. The structure and scope of operations Part Two – Designing the operation 6. Process design 7. Layout and flow 8. Process technology 9. People in operations Part Three – Deliver 10. Planning and control 11. Capacity management 12. Supply chain management 13. Inventory management 14. Planning and control systems 15. Lean operations Part Four – Development 16. Operations improvement 17. Quality management 18. Managing risk and recovery 19. Project management
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Operations may not run the world, but it makes the world run!   To truly understand the way a business operates, you need to get your hands dirty - that’s how you get to appreciate what's actually happening within an organization. Looking inside for the answers is what Operations Management is all about. Learn from world-leading experts Nigel Slack and Alistair Brandon-Jones and benefit from their wealth of experience helping improve businesses of all shapes and sizes. Strategic in its perspective, the book offers a comprehensive and practical way to explore key concepts and see them in action through a plethora of international examples.   What makes Operations Management, 9th edition work so well? ●    Clear structure (thanks to the “4 Ds” model of operations management) ●    Real life examples through the ‘operations in practice’ boxes and case studies ●    Worked examples blend qualitative and quantitative perspectives ●    Critical commentaries pose alternative views where appropriate ●    Summary answers to key questions in practical bullet points
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Key changes to the 9th edition include:   ·    Extended and refreshed set of ‘Problems and applications’ questions with new model answers to selected questions on the student companion website. Answers to all questions are available to lecturers. ·    Re-design of chapter on process technology to reflect the rapid development of new technologies. ·    Brand new case study on Ikea, examining innovative changes to their operating practices ·    Over 40 new ‘Operations in practice’ boxes, with a focus on the application of new technologies in most chapters. ·    Extensive new material including: surge pricing, digital twins, servitisation, B2B and B2C relationship, line of sight in internal process networks, Net Promoter Scores, process mining, Gartner hype cycle, work-life balance, use of blockchain in supply chains, knowledge management, circular economy, quality of experience, cyber security and service guarantees.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781292270340
Publisert
2019-08-01
Utgave
9. utgave
Utgiver
Vendor
Pearson Education Limited
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Biographical note

About the authors

Nigel Slack is an Emeritus Professor of Operations Management and Strategy at Warwick University, an Honorary Professor at Bath University and an Associate Fellow of Said Business School, Oxford University. Previously he has been Professor of Service Engineering at Cambridge University, Professor of Manufacturing Strategy at Brunel University, a University Lecturer in Management Studies at Oxford University and Fellow in Operations Management at Templeton College, Oxford. He worked initially as an industrial apprentice in the hand-tool industry and then as a production engineer and production manager in light engineering. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Master’s and Doctor’s degrees in Management, and is a Chartered Engineer. He is the author of many books and papers in the operations management area, including The Manufacturing Advantage, published by Mercury Business Books, 1991, and Making Management Decisions (with Steve Cooke), 1991, published by Prentice Hall, Service Superiority (with Robert Johnston), published in 1993 by EUROMA, The Blackwell Encyclopedic Dictionary of Operations Management (with Michael Lewis) published by Blackwell, Operations Strategy together with Michael Lewis, the fourth edition published by Pearson in 2014 and Perspectives in Operations Management (Volumes I to IV) also with Michael Lewis, published by Routledge in 2003, Operations and Process Management, with Alistair Brandon-Jones, Robert Johnston and Alan Betts, now in its 4th edition 2015. He has authored numerous academic papers and chapters in books. He also acts as a consultant to many international companies around the world in many sectors, especially financial services, transport, leisure and manufacturing. His research is in the operations and manufacturing flexibility and operations strategy areas.

 

Alistair Brandon-Jones is a Professor in Operations and Supply Management and Associate Dean for Post-Experience Education at the University of Bath School of Management, He was formerly a Reader at Manchester Business School, an Assistant and Associate Professor at Bath School of Management and a Teaching Fellow Warwick Business School, where he also completed his PhD. His other books include Operations and Process Management, Essentials of Operations Management, and Quantitative Analysis in Operations Management. Alistair is an active empirical researcher focusing on e-enabled operations and supply management, healthcare operations, and professional services. This work, supported by a range of grants, has been published in many leading management journals. Alistair has consulting and executive development experience with organizations around the world, in various sectors including petrochemicals, health, financial services, manufacturing, defence, and government. In addition, he has won several university, national, and international awards for teaching excellence.


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