Operations Management, Binder Ready Version: An Integrated Approach
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781118952610
Author: R. Dan Reid, Nada R. Sanders
Publisher: WILEY
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Operations Management, Binder Ready Version: An Integrated Approach
Ch. 1 - Prob. 1DQCh. 1 - Explain the decisions operations managers make and...Ch. 1 - Describe the transformation process of a business....Ch. 1 - What are the three major business functions, and...Ch. 1 - Prob. 5DQCh. 1 - Prob. 8DQCh. 1 - What are the three historical milestones in...Ch. 1 - Prob. 10DQCh. 1 - Define the terms total quality management,...Ch. 1 - Prob. 12DQ
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