Production and Operations Analysis: Seventh Edition

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Waveland Press, Jan 15, 2015 - Technology & Engineering - 820 pages

The Seventh Edition of Production and Operations Analysis builds a solid foundation for beginning students of production and operations management. Continuing a long tradition of excellence, Nahmias and Olsen bring decades of combined experience to craft the most clear and up-to-date resource available. The authors’ thorough updates include incorporation of current technology that improves the effectiveness of production processes, additional qualitative sections, and new material on service operations management and servicization. Bolstered by copious examples and problems, each chapter stands alone, allowing instructors to tailor the material to their specific needs. The text is essential reading for learning how to better analyze and improve on all facets of operations.

 

Contents

Strategy and Competition
1
Forecasting
52
Sales and Operations Planning
128
Linear Programming
169
Inventory Control Subject to Known Demand
198
Inventory Control Subject to Uncertain Demand
249
Supply Chain Management
315
Service Operations Management
367
Push and Pull Production Control Systems MRP and JIT
437
Operations Scheduling
490
Project Scheduling
543
Facilities Layout and Location
593
Quality and Assurance
666
Reliability and Maintainability
742
Tables
796
Index
814

Queueing Techniques
417

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