Production and Operations Management

Author: Chen Rongqiu
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: This book is a research outcome of the "Reform Plan for Teaching Content and Curriculum Systems in Higher Education Towards the 21st Century" by the Ministry of Education. It is a textbook for the 21st-century curriculum and the "Nineth Five-Year Plan" textbook for the management discipline of the Ministry of Education, as well as a national key textbook for the "Nineth Five-Year Plan" in general higher education. The features of this book are: broad coverage of content, considering both manufacturing and service industries; linking production and operations with marketing; incorporating the latest developments in production management into the book for comprehensive introduction; highlighting the systematicity and logic of the production management system. The book is divided into 4 parts and 18 chapters. Part 1 introduces the basic concepts, strategies, and demand forecasting of production and operations; Part 2 discusses the design of production and operations systems; Part 3 elaborates on the operation of production systems; Part 4 explores the maintenance and improvement of production systems. This book can be used as a textbook for management majors in higher education institutions, as well as for MBA students and general readers.