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Operations Management in the Supply Chain : Decisions and Cases

by: Schroeder, Roger; Rungtusanatham, M. Johnny; Goldstein, Susan

ISBN: 9780073525242 | 0073525243

Edition: 6th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin
Pub. Date: 12/11/2012

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Summary Table of Contents

Operations Management in the Supply Chain: Decisions and Cases is an ideal book for the instructor seeking a short text with cases. This book employs a cross-functional perspective that emphasizes strategy and critical thinking, appealing to non-majors and practical for use in an MBA level or undergraduate course in operations management. The size and focus of the book also make the text attractive for the cross-functional curriculum where students are required to purchase more than one text. The sixteen cases offer variety in length an... MORE

Part One: Introduction

1. The Operations Function

2. Operations and Supply Chain Strategy

3. Product Design

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Part One: Introduction

1. The Operations Function

2. Operations and Supply Chain Strategy

3. Product Design

Part Two: Process Design

4. Process Selection

5. Service Process Design

6. Process-Flow Analysis

7. Lean Thinking and Lean Systems

Part Three: Quality

8. Managing Quality

9. Quality Control and Improvement

Part Four: Capacity and Scheduling

10. Supply Chain Management

11. Forecasting

Supplement: Advanced Methods

12. Capacity Planning

Supplement: Mathematical Models

14. Project Planning and Scheduling

Part Five: Inventory

15. Independent Demand Inventory

Supplement: Advanced Models

16. Materials Requirements Planning and ERP

Part Six: CASE STUDIES

Introduction

Novel Foods’ Change in Operations Strategy: Competitiveness at Stake

Operations Strategy at GalanzManaging a Short Product Life Cycle at Littlefield Technologies

Early Supplier Integration in the Design of the Skid-Steer Loader

Process Design

Eastern Gear, Inc.

U.S. Stroller

Paediatric Orthopaedic Clinic at the Children’s Hospital of Western Ontario

Quality

Bayfield Mud Company

Six Sigma at 3M, Inc.

The Mount Rundle Hotel Banff

Unsafe for Children: Mattel’s Toy Recalls and Supply Chain Management

Capacity and Scheduling

Crocs: Revolutionizing an Industry’s Supply Chain Model for Competitive Advantage

Merriwell Bag Company

Lawn King, Inc.

Pyrex

Inventory

Consolidated Electric

Southern Toro Distributor, Inc.

ToyPlus, Inc.

Appendixes

A. Areas Under the Standard Normal Probability Distribution

B. Random Number Table

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