TY - BOOK AU - Krajewski, Lee J. AU - Ritzman, Larry P. AU - malhotra, Manoj K. TI - Operations management. Processes and value chains SN - 9780131697393 U1 - 658.5 PY - 2008/// CY - New Delhi PB - Dorling Kindersley KW - Production management N1 - Includes index, CD ROM available here; pt. I. USING OPERATIONS TO COMPETE: 1. Operations as a Competitive Weapon -- Suppl. A. Decision Making -- 2. Operations Strategy -- 3. Project Management -- pt. II. MANAGING PROCESSES: 4. Process Strategy -- 5. Process Analysis -- Suppl. B. Simulation -- 6. Process Performance and Quality -- 7. Constraint Management -- Suppl. C. Waiting Lines -- 8. Process Layout -- 9. Lean Systems -- pt. III. MANAGING VALUE CHAINS: 10. Supply Chain Strategy -- 11. Location -- 12. Inventory Management -- Suppl. D. Special Inventory Models -- 13. Forecasting -- 14. Sales and Operations Planning -- Suppl. E. Linear Programming -- 15. Resource Planning -- 16. Scheduling -- Appendix 1: Normal Distribution -- Appendix 2: Table of Random Numbers -- Photo credits -- Name Index -- Subject Index ; CD-ROM contains supplements F-J N2 - Operations Management provides students with a comprehensive framework for addressing operational process and supply chain issues. This text uses a systemized approach while focusing on issues of current interest ER -