Operations Management
Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To determine: The implication of difference between production of goods and delivering service relative to managing operations.

Operations management: It deals with the business administration process that forms the highest level of efficiency within a company. Operations management is related to the conversion of labor and materials into products and services in an effective manner in order to generate or maximize profit in a company.

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