Operations and Supply Chain Management14th EditionF. Robert Jacobs Publisher: MCGISBN: 9780078024023
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Solutions for Operations and Supply Chain Management
Problem 5DQ:
What do the expressions order winner and order qualifiers mean? What was the order winner for your...Problem 6DQ:
Pick a company that you are familiar with and describe its operations strategy and how it relates to...Problem 10OQ:
What is defined as the likelihood of disruption that would impact the ability of a company to...Problem 11OQ:
Risks caused by natural or manmade disasters, and therefore impossible to reliably predict, are...Problem 13OQ:
The assessment of the probability of a negative event against the aggregate severity of the related...Problem 14OQ:
As operations manager, you are concerned about being able to meet sales requirements in the coming...Problem 1CQ:
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“Timbuk2 is more than a bag. It’s more than a brand. Timbuk2 is a bond. To...Problem 2CQ:
Case: The Tao of Timbuk2*
“Timbuk2 is more than a bag. It’s more than a brand. Timbuk2 is a bond....Browse All Chapters of This Textbook
Chapter 1 - IntroductionChapter 2 - StrategyChapter 3 - Design Of Products And ServicesChapter 4 - Project ManagementChapter 5 - Strategic Capacity ManagementChapter 6 - Learning CurvesChapter 7 - Manufacturing ProcessesChapter 8 - Facility LayoutChapter 9 - Service ProcessesChapter 10 - Waiting Line Analysis And Simulation
Chapter 11 - Process Design And AnalysisChapter 12 - Six Sigma QualityChapter 13 - Statistical Quality ControlChapter 14 - Lean Supply ChainsChapter 15 - Logistics, Distribution, And TransportationChapter 16 - Global Sourcing And ProcurementChapter 17 - Enterprise Resource Planning SystemsChapter 18 - ForecastingChapter 19 - Sales And Operations PlanningChapter 20 - Inventory ManagementChapter 21 - Material Requirements PlanningChapter 22 - Workcenter SchedulingChapter 23 - Theory Of ConstraintsChapter 24 - Health CareChapter 25 - Operations ConsultingChapter A - Linear Programming Using The Excel SolverChapter B - Operations Technology
Book Details
Resourceful companies today must successfully manage the entire supply flow, from the sources of the firm, through the value-added processes of the firm, and on to the customers of the firm. The fourteenth edition of Operations and Supply Chain Management provides well-balanced coverage of managing people and applying sophisticated technology to operations and supply chain management.
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