Operations and Supply Chain Management ISE

Höfundar: William J Stevenson; Thomas Kull (Útgáfa: 15)
Operations and Supply Chain Management ISE

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Útgáfa þessarar vinsælu og leiðandi kennslubókar í aðgerðastjórnun frá 2024 hefur verið uppfærð að fullu og veitir skýra framsetningu á sviði aðgerða- og aðfangakeðjustjórnunar. Operations & Supply Chain Management fær nú til liðs við sig meðhöfundinn Thomas Kull við Arizona State University, sem kemur með mikla þekkingu og reynslu úr atvinnulífinu, einkum á sviði aðfangakeðja. Með raundæmum úr samtímanum og vandaðri kennslufræði býður þessi heildstæða bók upp á sveigjanlega einingaskiptingu sem nýtist á ólíkum námsstigum, allt frá grunnnámi til stjórnendafræðslu.

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Útgefandi
McGraw-Hill Higher Education (International)
ISBN
9781264585762
Print ISBN
9781265322342
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
15
Höfundar
William J Stevenson; Thomas Kull
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2024-06-03
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
2
Afritunar takmörkun
2

Kaflar

  • Sharpen
  • Meet Sharpen
  • Table of Contents and Preface
  • Cover Page
  • Half Title
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • The McGraw-Hill Series in Operations and Decision Sciences
  • Preface
  • Walkthrough
  • Connect
  • Note to Students
  • Brief Contents
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction to Operations Management
  • Introduction
  • 1.1 Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management
  • 1.2 Production of Goods versus Providing Services
  • 1.3 Why Learn About Operations Management?
  • 1.4 Career Opportunities and Professional Societies
  • 1.5 Process Management
  • Managing a Process to Meet Demand
  • Process Variation
  • 1.6 The Scope of Operations Management
  • Managing the Supply Chain to Achieve Schedule, Cost, and Quality Goals
  • 1.7 Operations Management and Decision Making
  • Models
  • Quantitative Approaches
  • Performance Metrics
  • Analysis of Trade-Offs
  • Analytics
  • Degree of Customization
  • A Systems Perspective
  • Establishing Priorities
  • 1.8 The Historical Evolution of Operations Management
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • Scientific Management
  • The Human Relations Movement
  • Decision Models and Management Science
  • The Influence of Japanese Manufacturers
  • 1.9 Operations Today
  • 1.10 Key Issues for Today’s Business Operations
  • Environmental Concerns
  • Ethical Conduct
  • The Need to Manage Supply Chains
  • Elements of Supply Chain Management
  • Operations Tours
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Case
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Problem-Solving Guide
  • Example 1
  • Example 2
  • Chapter 2: Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity
  • Introduction
  • 2.1 Introduction to Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity
  • 2.2 Competitiveness
  • Why Some Organizations Fail
  • 2.3 Mission and Strategies
  • Strategies and Tactics
  • Strategy Formulation
  • Supply Chain Strategy
  • Sustainability Strategy
  • Global Strategy
  • 2.4 Operations Strategy
  • Strategic Operations Management Decision Areas
  • Quality and Time Strategies
  • 2.5 Implications of Organization Strategy for Operations Management
  • 2.6 Transforming Strategy Into Action: The Balanced Scorecard
  • 2.7 Productivity
  • Computing Productivity
  • Productivity in the Service Sector
  • Factors That Affect Productivity
  • Improving Productivity
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1 Computing Productivity
  • Problem 2 Computing Multifactor Productivity
  • Problem 3 Computing Multifactor Productivity
  • Problem 4 Computing Multifactor Productivity
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Cases
  • Operations Tour: The U.S. Postal Service
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 3: Forecasting
  • Introduction
  • 3.1 Introduction to Forecasting
  • 3.2 Features Common to All Forecasts
  • Comments
  • 3.3 Elements of a Good Forecast
  • 3.4 Forecasting and the Supply Chain
  • 3.5 Steps in the Forecasting Process
  • 3.6 Approaches to Forecasting
  • 3.7 Qualitative Forecasts
  • Executive Opinions
  • Salesforce Opinions
  • Consumer Surveys
  • Expert Opinions
  • 3.8 Forecasts Based on Time-Series Data
  • Naive Methods
  • Techniques for Averaging
  • Other Forecasting Methods
  • Techniques for Trend
  • Trend-Adjusted Exponential Smoothing
  • Techniques for Seasonality
  • Techniques for Cycles
  • 3.9 Associative Forecasting Techniques
  • Simple Linear Regression
  • Comments on the Use of Linear Regression Analysis
  • Nonlinear and Multiple Regression Analysis
  • 3.10 Forecast Accuracy
  • Summarizing Forecast Accuracy
  • 3.11 Monitoring Forecast Error
  • 3.12 Choosing a Forecasting Technique
  • 3.13 Using Forecast Information
  • 3.14 Computer Software in Forecasting
  • 3.15 Forecast Strategy
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1 Forecasts based on averages.
  • Problem 2 Using seasonal relatives.
  • Problem 3 Linear trend line.
  • Problem 4 Seasonal relatives.
  • Problem 5 Regression line.
  • Problem 6 Regression analysis.
  • Problem 7 Accuracy of forecasts.
  • Problem 8 Control chart.
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Cases
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 4: Product and Service Design
  • Introduction
  • 4.1 Introduction to Product and Service Design
  • What Does Product and Service Design Do?
  • Objectives of Product and Service Design
  • Key Questions
  • Reasons for Product and Service Design (or Redesign)
  • 4.2 Idea Generation
  • 4.3 Legal and Ethical Considerations
  • 4.4 Human Factors
  • 4.5 Cultural Factors
  • 4.6 Global Product and Service Design
  • 4.7 Environmental Factors: Sustainability
  • Cradle-to-Grave Assessment
  • End-of-Life Programs
  • The Three Rs: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
  • Reduce: Value Analysis
  • Reuse: Remanufacturing
  • Recycle
  • 4.8 Other Design Considerations
  • Strategies for Product or Service Life Stages
  • Product Life Cycle Management
  • Degree of Standardization
  • Involving Supply Chain Partners and Customers
  • Designing for Mass Customization
  • Reliability
  • Robust Design
  • Degree of Newness
  • Quality Function Deployment
  • The Kano Model
  • 4.9 Phases in Product Design and Development
  • 4.10 Designing for Production
  • Concurrent Engineering
  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
  • Production Requirements
  • Component Commonality
  • 4.11 Service Design
  • Overview of Service Design
  • Differences Between Service Design and Product Design
  • Phases in the Service Design Process
  • Service Blueprinting
  • Characteristics of Well-Designed Service Systems
  • Challenges of Service Design
  • Guidelines for Successful Service Design
  • 4.12 Design Strategy
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Operations Tour: High Acres Landfill
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Supplement 4: Reliability
  • Introduction
  • 4S.1 Introduction to Reliability
  • 4S.2 Quantifying Reliability
  • Finding the Probability of Functioning When Activated
  • Finding the Probability of Functioning for a Specified Length of Time
  • 4S.3 Availability
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Problem 3
  • Problem 4
  • Problem 5
  • Problem 6
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Chapter 5: Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services
  • Introduction
  • 5.1 Introduction to Capacity Planning
  • 5.2 Capacity Decisions Are Strategic
  • 5.3 Defining and Measuring Capacity
  • 5.4 Determinants of Effective Capacity
  • Facilities
  • Product and Service Factors
  • Process Factors
  • Human Factors
  • Policy Factors
  • Operational Factors
  • Supply Chain Factors
  • External Factors
  • 5.5 Strategy Formulation
  • Steps in the Capacity Planning Process
  • 5.6 Forecasting Capacity Requirements
  • Calculating Processing Requirements
  • 5.7 Additional Challenges of Planning Service Capacity
  • 5.8 Do It In-House or Outsource It?
  • 5.9 Developing Capacity Strategies
  • 5.10 Constraint Management
  • 5.11 Evaluating Alternatives
  • Cost–Volume Analysis
  • Financial Analysis
  • Decision Theory
  • Waiting-Line Analysis
  • Simulation
  • 5.12 Capacity Strategy
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Problem 3
  • Problem 4
  • Problem 5
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Case
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Supplement 5: Decision Theory
  • Introduction
  • 5S.1 Introduction to Decision Theory
  • 5S.2 The Decision Process and Causes of Poor Decisions
  • 5S.3 Decision Environments
  • 5S.4 Decision Making Under Certainty
  • 5S.5 Decision Making Under Uncertainty
  • 5S.6 Decision Making Under Risk
  • 5S.7 Decision Trees
  • 5S.8 Expected Value of Perfect Information
  • 5S.9 Sensitivity Analysis
  • Summary
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Problem 3
  • Problem 4
  • Problem 5
  • Problem 6
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 6: Process Selection and Facility Layout
  • Introduction
  • 6.1 Introduction to Process Selection and Facility Layout
  • 6.2 Process Selection
  • Process Types
  • Product and Service Profiling
  • Sustainable Production of Goods and Services
  • Lean Process Design
  • 6.3 Technology
  • Automation
  • 3D Printing
  • Drones
  • Supply Chain Considerations
  • 6.4 Process Strategy
  • 6.5 Strategic Resource Organization: Facilities Layout
  • Repetitive and Continuous Processing: Product Layouts
  • Intermittent Processing: Process Layouts
  • Fixed-Position Layouts
  • Combination Layouts
  • Cellular Layouts
  • Service Layouts
  • 6.6 Designing Product Layouts: Line Balancing
  • Some Guidelines for Line Balancing
  • Other Factors
  • Other Approaches
  • 6.7 Designing Process Layouts
  • Measures of Effectiveness
  • Information Requirements
  • Minimizing Transportation Costs or Distances
  • Closeness Ratings
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Problem 3
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 7: Work Design and Measurement
  • Introduction
  • 7.1 Introduction To Work Design And Measurement
  • 7.2 Job Design
  • Specialization
  • Behavioral Approaches to Job Design
  • Motivation
  • Teams
  • Ergonomics
  • Supply Chain Considerations
  • 7.3 Quality of Work Life
  • Working Conditions
  • Compensation
  • 7.4 Methods Analysis
  • Selecting an Operation to Study
  • Documenting the Current Method
  • Analyzing the Job and Proposing New Methods
  • Installing the Improved Method
  • The Follow-Up
  • 7.5 Motion Study
  • 7.6 Work Measurement
  • Stopwatch Time Study
  • Standard Elemental Times
  • Predetermined Time Standards
  • Work Sampling
  • 7.7 Operations Strategy
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Solution
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Supplement 7: Learning Curves
  • Introduction
  • 7S.1 The Concept of Learning Curves
  • 7S.2 Applications of Learning Curves
  • 7S.3 Operations Strategy
  • 7S.4 Cautions and Criticisms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Case
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 8: Location Planning and Analysis
  • Introduction
  • 8.1 The Need for Location Decisions
  • 8.2 The Nature of Location Decisions
  • Strategic Importance of Location Decisions
  • Objectives of Location Decisions
  • Supply Chain Considerations
  • Sustainability Considerations
  • Location Options
  • 8.3 Global Locations
  • Facilitating Factors
  • Benefits
  • Disadvantages
  • Risks
  • Managing Global Operations
  • Automation
  • 8.4 General Procedure for Making Location Decisions
  • 8.5 Identifying a Country, Region, Community, and Site
  • Identifying a Country
  • Identifying a Region
  • Identifying a Community
  • Identifying a Site
  • Multiple Plant Manufacturing Strategies
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • 8.6 Service and Retail Locations
  • 8.7 Evaluating Location Alternatives
  • Locational Cost-Profit-Volume Analysis
  • The Transportation Model
  • Factor Rating
  • The Center-of-Gravity Method
  • Software Applications for Location Analysis and Site Selection
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Problem 3
  • Problem 4
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Case
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 9: Management of Quality
  • Introduction
  • 9.1 Introduction to Management of Quality
  • 9.2 The Evolution of Quality Management
  • 9.3 The Foundations of Modern Quality Management: The Gurus
  • Walter Shewhart
  • W. Edwards Deming
  • Joseph M. Juran
  • Armand Feigenbaum
  • Philip B. Crosby
  • Kaoru Ishikawa
  • Genichi Taguchi
  • Taiichi Ohno and Shigeo Shingo
  • 9.4 Insights on Quality Management
  • Defining Quality: The Dimensions of Quality
  • Assessing Service Quality
  • The Determinants of Quality
  • Responsibility for Quality
  • Benefits of Good Quality
  • The Consequences of Poor Quality
  • The Costs of Quality
  • Ethics and Quality Management
  • 9.5 Quality and Performance Excellence Awards
  • The Baldrige Award
  • The European Quality Award
  • The Deming Prize
  • 9.6 Quality Certification
  • ISO 9000, 14000, and 24700
  • 9.7 Quality and the Supply Chain
  • 9.8 Total Quality Management
  • Obstacles to Implementing TQM
  • Criticisms of TQM
  • 9.9 Problem Solving and Process Improvement
  • The Plan-Do-Study-Act Cycle
  • Six Sigma
  • 9.10 Quality Tools
  • Illustrations of the Use of Graphical Tools
  • Methods for Generating Ideas
  • 9.11 Operations Strategy
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problem
  • Problem
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Case
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 10: Quality Control
  • Introduction
  • 10.1 Introduction to Controlling Quality
  • 10.2 Inspection
  • How Much to Inspect and How Often
  • Where to Inspect in the Process
  • Off-Site versus On-Site Inspection
  • 10.3 Statistical Process Control
  • Process Variability
  • Sampling and Sampling Distributions
  • The Control Process
  • Control Charts: The Voice of the Process
  • Control Charts for Variables
  • Control Charts for Attributes
  • Managerial Considerations Concerning Control Charts
  • Run Tests
  • Using Control Charts and Run Tests Together
  • What Happens When a Process Exhibits Possible Nonrandom Variation?
  • 10.4 Process Capability
  • Capability Analysis
  • Cp
  • Cpk
  • Improving Process Capability
  • Taguchi Loss Function
  • Limitations of Capability Indexes
  • 10.5 Operations Strategy
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Problem 3
  • Problem 4
  • Problem 5
  • Problem 6
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Cases
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 11: Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling
  • Introduction
  • 11.1 Introduction To Aggregate Planning
  • Intermediate Planning in Perspective
  • The Concept of Aggregation
  • Dealing with Variations
  • An Overview of Aggregate Planning
  • Aggregate Planning and the Supply Chain
  • Demand and Supply Options
  • 11.2 Basic Strategies for Meeting Uneven Demand
  • Choosing a Strategy
  • 11.3 Techniques for Aggregate Planning
  • Trial-and-Error Techniques Using Graphs and Spreadsheets
  • Mathematical Techniques
  • 11.4 Aggregate Planning in Services
  • 11.5 Disaggregating the Aggregate Plan
  • 11.6 Master Scheduling
  • The Master Scheduler
  • 11.7 The Master Scheduling Process
  • Time Fences
  • Inputs
  • Outputs
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Problem 3
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Case
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 12: Inventory Management
  • Introduction
  • 12.1 Introduction To Inventory Management
  • 12.2 The Nature and Importance of Inventories
  • Functions of Inventory
  • Objective of Inventory Management
  • 12.3 Requirements for Effective Inventory Management
  • Inventory Counting Systems
  • Demand Forecasts and Lead-Time Information
  • Inventory Costs
  • Classification System
  • 12.4 Inventory Ordering Policies
  • 12.5 How Much to Order: Economic Order Quantity Models
  • Basic Economic Order Quantity (EOQ) Model
  • Economic Production Quantity (EPQ)
  • Quantity Discounts
  • 12.6 Reorder Point Ordering
  • 12.7 How Much to Order: Fixed-Order-Interval Model
  • Reasons for Using the Fixed-Order-Interval Model
  • Determining the Amount to Order
  • Benefits and Disadvantages
  • 12.8 The Single-Period Model
  • Continuous Stocking Levels
  • Discrete Stocking Levels
  • 12.9 Operations Strategy
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Problem 3
  • Problem 4
  • Problem 5
  • Problem 6
  • Problem 7
  • Problem 8
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Cases
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 13: MRP and ERP
  • Introduction
  • 13.1 Introduction to MRP and ERP
  • 13.2 An Overview of MRP
  • 13.3 MRP Inputs
  • The Master Schedule
  • The Bill of Materials
  • The Inventory Records
  • 13.4 MRP Processing
  • Updating the System
  • 13.5 MRP Outputs
  • Primary Reports
  • Secondary Reports
  • 13.6 Other Considerations
  • Safety Stock
  • Lot Sizing
  • 13.7 MRP in Services
  • 13.8 Benefits and Requirements of MRP
  • Benefits
  • Requirements
  • 13.9 MRP II
  • Closed-Loop MRP
  • 13.10 Capacity Requirements Planning
  • Distribution Resource Planning for the Supply Chain
  • 13.11 ERP
  • ERP in Services
  • 13.12 Operations Strategy
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Problem 3
  • Problem 4
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Cases
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 14: JIT and Lean Operations
  • Introduction
  • 14.1 Introduction to Lean Operations and JIT
  • Characteristics of Lean Systems
  • Benefits and Risks of Lean Systems
  • The Toyota Approach
  • 14.2 Supporting Goals
  • 14.3 Building Blocks
  • Product Design
  • Process Design
  • Personnel/Organizational Elements
  • Manufacturing Planning and Control
  • Comment
  • Supplier Tiers
  • 14.4 Lean Tools
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Process Improvement Using 5W2H
  • Lean and Six Sigma
  • JIT Deliveries and the Supply Chain
  • Lean and ERP
  • 14.5 Transitioning to a Lean System
  • Planning a Successful Conversion
  • Obstacles to Conversion
  • A Cooperative Spirit
  • 14.6 Lean Services
  • 14.7 JIT II
  • 14.8 Operations Strategy
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Cases
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Supplement 14: Maintenance
  • Introduction
  • 14S.1 Introduction to Maintenance
  • 14S.2 Preventive Maintenance
  • 14S.3 Breakdown Programs
  • 14S.4 Replacement
  • Summary
  • Key Terms
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Problems
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 15: Supply Chain Management
  • Introduction
  • 15.1 Introduction to Supply Chain Integration
  • 15.2 Trends in Supply Chain Integration
  • Risk Management and Resiliency
  • Shortening the Supply Chain
  • 15.3 Global Supply Chains
  • 15.4 ERP and Supply Chain Integration
  • 15.5 Ethics and the Supply Chain
  • 15.6 Small Businesses
  • 15.7 Management Responsibilities
  • Strategic Responsibilities
  • Key Tactical and Operational Responsibilities
  • 15.8 Procurement
  • Purchasing Interfaces
  • The Purchasing Cycle
  • Centralized versus Decentralized Purchasing
  • Ethics in Purchasing
  • 15.9 E-Business
  • 15.10 Supplier Management
  • Choosing Suppliers
  • Supplier Audits
  • Supplier Certification
  • Supplier Relationship Management
  • Supplier Partnerships
  • Strategic Partnering
  • 15.11 Inventory Management
  • 15.12 Order Fulfillment
  • 15.13 Logistics
  • Movement within a Facility
  • Incoming and Outgoing Shipments
  • Getting to the Right Location
  • Tracking Goods: RFID
  • Evaluating Shipping Alternatives
  • 3-PL
  • 15.14 Creating an Effective Supply Chain
  • Managing Returns
  • Challenges
  • 15.15 Supply Chain Strategy
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Case
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 16: Scheduling
  • Introduction
  • 16.1 Scheduling Operations
  • Scheduling in High-Volume Systems
  • Scheduling in Intermediate-Volume Systems
  • 16.2 Scheduling in Low-Volume Systems
  • Loading
  • Sequencing
  • Sequencing Jobs through Two Work Centers1
  • Sequencing Jobs When Setup Times Are Sequence-Dependent
  • Why Scheduling Can Be Difficult
  • Minimizing Scheduling Difficulties
  • The Theory of Constraints
  • 16.3 Scheduling Services
  • Appointment Systems
  • Reservation Systems
  • Yield Management
  • Scheduling the Workforce
  • Cyclical Scheduling
  • Scheduling Multiple Resources
  • 16.4 Scheduling Strategy
  • Supply Chain Considerations
  • Implications
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Problem 3
  • Problem 4
  • Problem 5
  • Problem 6
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Case
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 17: Project Management
  • Introduction
  • 17.1 Introduction To Project Management
  • 17.2 Project Life Cycle
  • 17.3 Behavioral Aspects of Project Management
  • The Nature of Projects
  • Key Decisions in Project Management
  • The Project Manager
  • Behavioral Issues
  • Project Champions
  • Certification
  • The Pros and Cons of Working on Projects
  • 17.4 Work Breakdown Structure
  • 17.5 Planning and Scheduling with Gantt Charts
  • 17.6 PERT and CPM
  • The Network Diagram
  • Network Conventions
  • 17.7 Deterministic Time Estimates
  • 17.8 A Computing Algorithm
  • Activity-on-Arrow
  • Activity-on-Node
  • Computing Slack Times
  • 17.9 Probabilistic Time Estimates
  • 17.10 Determining Path Probabilities
  • 17.11 Simulation
  • 17.12 Budget Control
  • 17.13 Time–Cost Trade-Offs: Crashing
  • 17.14 Advantages of Using PERT and Potential Sources of Error
  • 17.15 Critical Chain Project Management
  • 17.16 Other Topics in Project Management
  • Supply Chain Considerations
  • 17.17 Project Management Software
  • 17.18 Operations Strategy
  • 17.19 Risk Management
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Problem 3
  • Problem 4
  • Problem 5
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 18: Management of Waiting Lines
  • Introduction
  • 18.1 Why Is There Waiting?
  • 18.2 Managerial Implications of Waiting Lines
  • 18.3 Goal of Waiting-Line Management
  • 18.4 Characteristics of Waiting Lines
  • Population Source
  • Number of Servers (Channels)
  • Arrival and Service Patterns
  • Queue Discipline
  • Supply Chain Considerations
  • 18.5 Measures of Waiting-Line Performance
  • 18.6 Queuing Models: Infinite-Source
  • Basic Relationships
  • Single Server, Exponential Service Time, M/M/11
  • Single Server, Constant Service Time, M/D/1
  • Multiple Servers, M/M/S
  • Cost Analysis
  • Maximum Line Length
  • Multiple Priorities
  • 18.7 Queuing Model: Finite-Source
  • 18.8 Constraint Management
  • 18.9 The Psychology of Waiting
  • 18.10 Operations Strategy
  • Summary
  • Key Points
  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Problem 3
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Critical Thinking Exercises
  • Problems
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Chapter 19: Linear Programming
  • Introduction
  • 19.1 Introduction to Linear Programming
  • 19.2 Linear Programming Models
  • Model Formulation
  • 19.3 Graphical Linear Programming
  • Outline of Graphical Procedure
  • Plotting Constraints
  • Identifying the Feasible Solution Space
  • Plotting the Objective Function Line
  • Redundant Constraints
  • Solutions and Corner Points
  • Minimization
  • Slack and Surplus
  • 19.4 The Simplex Method
  • 19.5 Computer Solutions
  • Solving LP Models Using MS Excel
  • 19.6 Sensitivity Analysis
  • Objective Function Coefficient Changes
  • Changes in the Right-Hand-Side (RHS) Value of a Constraint
  • Linear Programming Strategy
  • Supply Chain Considerations
  • Summary
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  • Key Terms
  • Solved Problems
  • Problem 1
  • Problem 2
  • Discussion and Review Questions
  • Taking Stock
  • Problems
  • Selected Bibliography and Further Readings
  • Appendix A
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  • CHAPTER 2: Competitiveness, Strategy, and Productivity
  • CHAPTER 3: Forecasting
  • CHAPTER 4: Supplement: Reliability
  • CHAPTER 5: Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services
  • CHAPTER 5: Supplement: Decision Theory
  • CHAPTER 6: Process Selection and Facility Layout
  • CHAPTER 7: Work Design and Measurement
  • CHAPTER 7 Supplement: Learning Curves
  • CHAPTER 8: Location Planning and Analysis
  • Chapter 9: Management of Quality
  • CHAPTER 10: Quality Control
  • CHAPTER 11: Aggregate Planning and Master Scheduling
  • CHAPTER 12: Inventory Management
  • CHAPTER 13: MRP and ERP
  • CHAPTER 14: JIT and Lean Operations
  • CHAPTER 14 Supplement: Maintenance
  • CHAPTER 15: Supply Chain Integration
  • CHAPTER 16: Scheduling
  • CHAPTER 17: Project Management
  • CHAPTER 18: Management of Waiting Lines
  • CHAPTER 19: Linear Programming
  • Appendix B
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  • z Values
  • z Values and Probabilities
  • Tables of the Normal Distribution
  • Finding a Probability of Observing a Value That Is Within ± z of the Mean or Outside of ± z
  • Finding an Area (Probability) That Is to the Left or to the Right of z
  • Points to Remember
  • Test Yourself
  • Answers
  • Appendix D
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  • Company Index
  • Company Index
  • Subject Index
  • Subject Index
  • Additional Student Resources
  • Additional Student Resources
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