Operations Management Cases (Third Edition)

Author: (British) Johnston
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The structure of this book is arranged in the order of the author's writing, compiled by Slack, Chambers, and Johnston; It includes more than 50 cases, covering new developments in operations management theory, such as operations strategy, interactive design, just-in-time management, supply chain reengineering, operations measurement, and TPM; It also contains some brief cases; Each chapter is followed by recommended readings, and each case is followed by discussion questions; The book is accompanied by a "Study Manual." This is a successful case textbook. In this edition, we have supplemented and updated the content, which also reflects the growing emphasis on case studies in current operations management teaching. The book first introduces the methodology for analyzing operations management cases, and then each chapter focuses on a major issue in operations management. Each chapter begins with an introduction to theoretical content, followed by several independent operations management cases.