Executive Education Institute - Operations Management

Author: Roger Schrage (USA); Translated by Han Botang et al.
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: Provides concise and practical MBA solutions for tough problems faced by corporate executives, serving as a desk reference for CEOs, CFOs, CTOs, and CIOs. The series is used by the top ten business schools in the U.S.:
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Harvard Business School
University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School
Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Sloan School of Management
Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management
Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business
University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business
Columbia University’s Business School
Dartmouth College’s Tuck School of Business
University of California, Berkeley’s Haas School of Business
This book examines operations management from a broad perspective, integrating various management functions. The content structure highlights the following key points:
(1) Making readers recognize operations as a major functional area of business and understanding the five management decision areas within operations.
(2) Teaching readers how to use foundational theories to improve operational decisions, including behavioral science, quantitative analysis, economics, and systems theory.
(3) Discussing management decision-making in both manufacturing and service industries using a unified conceptual framework.