TY - BOOK AU - Chase, Richard B. AU - Jacobs, F.Robert AU - Aquilano, Nicholas J. TI - Production and operations management : manufacturing and services T2 - Irwin/McGraw-Hill series in operations and decision sciences SN - 9780256225563 U1 - 658.5 PY - 1998/// CY - Boston, Mass. : PB - Irwin/McGraw-Hill, KW - Production management N1 - Includes index, CD ROM available here; pt. I. Nature and context of operations management. Introduction to the field ; Operations strategy and competitiveness ; Project management -- pt. II. Product design and process selection. Product design and process selection : manufacturing ; Product design and process selection : services ; Quality management -- pt. III. Design of facilities and jobs. Strategic capacity planning ; Just-in-time production systems ; Facility location ; Facility layout ; Job design and work measurement -- pt. IV. Managing the supply chain. Supply-chain management ; Forecasting ; Aggregate planning ; Inventory systems for independent demand ; Inventory systems for dependent demand : MRP-type systems ; Operations scheduling -- pt. V. Revising the system. Operations consulting ; Business process reengineering ; Synchronous manufacturing and theory of constraints N2 - Print book : CD for computer : Document Computer File : English : 8th edView all editions and formats Summary: This introductory production and operations management text links with other disciplines such as marketing, accounting and MIS. Topics covered include product design and process selection, design of facilities and jobs, and managing the supply chain ER -