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Operations Management For Dummies

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Operations Management For Dummies by Edward J. Anderson, Mary Ann Anderson, and Geoffrey Parker provides a comprehensive guide to the fundamental principles of operations management. The book explains how various organisational processes contribute to efficiency and financial success. By offering practical advice, it helps readers understand supply chain management, quality control, and the development of effective strategies to improve productivity in both small and large businesses.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in mastering the essentials of managing operations within a business environment. It's a great choice for anyone looking to streamline processes, improve efficiency and productivity, or seeking beginner-friendly guidance on the complexities of operations management in a practical and accessible format.

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Operations Management For Dummies

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The plain language guide to getting things running smoothly in the world of business

Operations management is all about efficiency, and Operations Management For Dummies is all about efficiently teaching you what you need to know about this business hot topic. This book tracks typical operations management MBA courses, and it will help you un-muddle concepts like process mapping, bottlenecks, Lean Production, and supply chain management. Learn to step into a business, see what needs improving, and plug in the latest tools and ideas to shape things up in any industry.

This latest edition covers, you guessed it, digital transformation. Technology is completely upending operations management, and Dummies walks you through the latest, so you can stay at the front of the pack. Other new stuff inside: supply chain traceability, ethical sourcing and carbon footprint, business resiliency, and modularizing the supply chain. It’s all here!

  • Optimize operations and increase revenue with strategies and ideas that make businesses run better and cheaper
  • Get easy-to-understand explanations of complex topics and theories in operations management
  • Learn how operations management is affected by digital transformation and sustainability concerns
  • Evaluate, design, improve, and scale all sorts of processes, regardless of business size or area of operation

Businesses can't operate successfully without effective operations and supply management. That makes Operations Management For Dummies a must—for MBA students and business professionals alike.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781119843108

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 January 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 183.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 522g

Pages: 416

About the Author

Mary Ann Anderson is Director of the Supply Chain Management Center of Excellence at the University of Texas at Austin.

Edward Anderson, PhD, is Professor of Operations Management at the University of Texas McCombs School of Business.

Geoffrey Parker, PhD, is Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College.

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