Production and Operations Management (A Concise Business Management Textbook)

Author: Chen Fujun (Compiler)
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: As a highly practical management discipline, Production and Operations Management aims to study how to organize production factors into real productive forces to effectively create products and services. Many of the new terms we frequently hear today, such as Business Process Reengineering, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Engineering, MRP/ERP, Lean Manufacturing, ISO9000, etc., can all be seen as refinements within the field of management disciplines. In today's increasingly diverse market demands and ever-higher customer expectations, how to provide high-quality, low-cost products in a timely and appropriate manner is one of the most challenging aspects of modern enterprise management. Its significance lies in the direct management of the value creation process, which holds an indispensable foundational position in enterprises. Adhering to the idea of emphasizing application-oriented business management education, this textbook is designed around practical knowledge points, covering eight chapters: Introduction to Production and Operations Management, Production and Operations Strategy Management, Production and Operations Planning, Project Management, Inventory Management and MRP, Production and Operations Control, Work Study, and On-site Management. It incorporates the latest theoretical developments from Western countries, integrates excellent management ideas from traditional Chinese culture, and combines the author's practical experiences in production management. Therefore, the prominent practicality is the primary pursuit of this textbook. The textbook makes bold attempts in the comprehensive application of various modern management education methods. In addition to providing introductory cases at the beginning of each chapter to guide students in learning, it also adds references to broaden students' perspectives in key theoretical explanations. Besides including key terms and concepts and discussion questions at the end of each chapter, it also adds selected cases for students to discuss, inspiring further reflection. In addition to conventional computer-assisted software exercises, it includes production planning decision-making simulation training to enhance practical experience. Besides selecting highly practical theoretical content, it also adds elements such as stories, experiments, and games to make learning enjoyable. All of these hopes to provide new insights for the reform of teaching in Production and Operations Management courses.