Operations Management

By Robert JohnstonAlistair Brandon-JonesNigel Slack, et al.

Book Overview

Help your students understand how organisations operate with the ultimate guide coming from the leading experts in the field. Operations Management, 10th edition is the latest version of this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0273708473
• ISBN13: 9780273708476
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 728 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Prescribed Text book for Hogeschool van Amsterdam MBA module Operations Management

I am the lecturer of the module Operations Management for the Masters of Business Administration(MBA) study at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam(University). I find this an excellent book,describing all the various aspects of Operations, varying from Production oriented to Service oriented companies, covering the whole spectrum of Operations in Business. The visual aids by way of diagrams and photo's makes it easier for students to identify with the key challenges that Operations managers face. I would recommend this book to any Operational manager who wants to top up their theoretical skills, and for academics who wants to get a view of the world of operations. Regards Gideon Potgieter MBA Accredited Associates of the Institute for Independent Business

An excellent introduction to Operations Management

This book by Slack et al is an excellent introductory text to the subject of Operations Management. The book is well structured, clearly written and provides good coverage of the subject including operations strategy, design, planning and improvement. To enhance the learning process, each chapter contains numerous practical examples and illustrations.

Imagine I have a great idea for a new product, how to get it

In this textbook the writers learn the reader every step of the operation management from the design of the product, the needed design for a factory, layout and flow and job design, to all steps of planning and control, till the first product is created and from then on improvements on the system and the production process. A thick book that provides minor information of a lot of different subjects, but still the writers succeed in giving the reader the idea to read and learn new thinks. Especially for people new in production industry this book is useful for a first introduction in the jargon used and the problems encountered.