Operations Management

by Barry Shore

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070570450
• ISBN13: 9780070570450
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies
• Length: 550 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.

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Operations Management by Barry Shore

This work is a goldmine of information in operations management.It begins by explaining process design and operational controlmechanisms. There is an extensive section on replacingequipment utilizing classic models; such as, Terborgh's Model.Human factors; such as, job participation, enlargement, jobenrichment, satisfaction and performance are explained. Classic models; such as, PERT, network design and the criticalpath method are presented. Optimizing facilities locationsis presented together with case studies. There is an extensivesection on environmental implications , waste disposal andpollution control. The work contains a chapter on exponentialsmoothing and econometric forecasting covering simple linearregression, nonlinear relationships and multivariate regressionanalysis. The EOQ models and other inventory models are covered.There is an extensive secton on quality control with examplesemploying acceptance sampling and Bayesian Quality Control.The book concludes with a section on linear programming andmathematical programming. This book is a treasurechest ofimportant information on how to manage operations in almostany environment.