About the Book
Covering the most critical topics and strategies in the field, Essentials of Operations Management provides business students with the most up-to-date coverage of modern topics not always found in other texts, such as human resources in operations, facility location, "green" operations, and the balanced scorecard approach to operations. Author Scott Young draws on his many years of teaching experience at both the undergraduate and MBA level to provide the essential content necessary for success in operations-in an affordable text.
Key Features
- Includes a complete chapter (Chapter 4) on managing the operations workforce-an important topic for the well-rounded operations manager
- Applies "The Balanced Scorecard" approach to operations in Chapter 5, introducing students to a performance measure that balances customer, internal processes and learning and growth measures against traditional financial measures
- Covers sustainable operations in Chapter 7, including discussions of "green" operations and why they are important for any new operations manager
- Includes end-of-chapter projects and exercises that help students apply concepts to real-life situations
- Provides students with ample review opportunities through additional end-of-chapter features such as review questions, key terms, and summary points
Instructor Resources on CD include PowerPoint (R) slides, chapter overviews, lecture outlines, review questions, and additional cases.
Essentials of Operations Management is appropriate for undergraduate or MBA students taking Operations Management, Production and Operations Management, or Operations Strategy courses in schools of business.
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction to Operations Management and Productivity
PART I. MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY
2. Productivity and Process Analysis
3. Operations Strategy
4. Managing the Operations Workforce
5. The Balanced Scorecard Approach to Operations
6. Total Quality Management
7. Sustainable Operations
PART II. PLANNING
8. Forecasting and Aggregate Planning
9. Scheduling for Operations
10. Facility Location
11. Facility Layout and Waiting Lines
PART III. INVENTORY, LOGISITICS, AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
12. Supply Chain Management
13. Inventory Management and Purchasing
14. Resource Planning
15. Project Management
Appendix
About the Author :
Scott T. Young is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Management, Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University. Previously, he was Associate Dean for Academic Programs (1997-1999) at the University of Utah. Awards and honors he has won include the Doctoral Faculty Teaching Award, 1994; Outstanding Teacher, U of Utah College of Business, 1988; and Joseph Rosenblatt Award for Innovative Education, U. of Utah, 1988. Professor Young has published numerous articles in journals such as the International Journal of Operations and Production Management, Review of Business, International Journal of Production Research, Journal of Operations Management, Journal of World Business, Information and Management, International Business Review, Production and Inventory Management Journal, Production and Operations Management, International Journal of Purchasing and Materials Management, and the Journal of Education for Business. In addition, he is author of Managing Global Operations, (with Winter Nie), Westport, CT: Quorum Books, 1996.
Review :
Very thorough and balanced approach to operations management.
Concise and meets objectives of the course. Price was reasonable for students.
I have adopted the text for Spring 2014. Please send me instructor′s all supplemental teaching materials, including manuals, dvd case, power points, and so on.
I feel like this is more suitable for undergraduates.
This is a good introduction to operations management, probably best suited to first or second year business students doing modules in operations management. The coverage is good, but not deep, as might be expected in a book with "Essentials" in the title. There could have been slightly deeper discussion of the Japanese contribution to the field, but that is probably a minor concern. Supply chain and other up-to-the-minute topics are covered, but again not in too much detail. I think the book′s main weakness (although very slight) is its ommission of the the numerate component of the subject. Little space is given to the important areas of statistics and data. Because of this, the text remains in the "essentials" bracket, and perhaps this is rightfully so. For students specializing in operations, this book would be good only as pre-reading. There isn′t enough depth to make it relevant to specialists. That said, for my students, who take operations management as an inescapable module, it is entirely appropriate - pitched at the right level, expansive in its topic coverage, and very well written for comprehenisibility. It is also a fairly slim volume, which is a huge plus. Operations texts can be on the large side, and this deters less dedicated students from using them.
Covers the material to a level appropriate for undergrad management & marketing students; includes a look at sustainability.
Interesting but a little too technical for the course / general business students we have. Looks much more revelant to specialst course
