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Title Operations management : an integrated approach / edited by Danny Samson and Prakash Singh
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008
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Description 1 online resource (xxv, 550 pages) : illustrations, map
Contents Part I. Fundamentals: 1. What is OM and why is it important?; 2. Key elements of OM; 3. Management of operating assets and resources; 4. OM in different organisational types; Part II. Multiple Approaches to Understanding OM: 5. Strategic approach to OM; 6. Process/systems approach to OM; 7. Supply chain/network approach to OM; 8. Stakeholder approach to OM; Part III. OM Led Competitive Advantage: 9. Innovation and technology management; 10. Operational excellence; Part IV. Challenges in operations: 12. Crisis, turbulence and risk management; 13. Sustainability; Part V. Case Studies: Part VI. Quantitative Methods and Models: Part VII. OM Related Simulation/Games
Summary "Operations Management: An Integrated Approach provides a state-of-the-art account of the systems, processes, people and technology that determine an organisation's strategy and success. With contributions from leading experts internationally, the text takes a comprehensive, comparative, and best-practice approach and applies this specifically to the Asia-Pacific region."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Industrial management -- Australia -- Case studies.
Process control.
Production management -- Australia -- Case studies.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Case studies.
Form Electronic book
Author Samson, Danny.
Singh, Prakash, 1936-
ISBN 1139150006 (electronic bk.)
9781139150002 (electronic bk.)