Operations Research category: 1119 books
Knowledge Management and Innovation in Network Organizations
Emerging Research and Opportunities
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2018
Organizations of all types are consistently working on new initiatives, product lines, or implementation of new workflows as a way to remain competitive in the modern business environment. No matter the type of project, employing the best methods for effective execution and timely completion of the...
Corporate Governance System of Japanese Multinational Companies
A Quantitative Evaluation
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2019
The purpose of this book is to study an unexplored area of corporate governance. The authors examine whether the corporate governance system can be affected by organizational culture, leader culture, and the operations management system in general. In addition, they study how a specific corporate...
by Peter A. Soyka, Arthur V. Hill, Robert Palevich
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
A brand new collection of state-of-the-art techniques for building more sustainable, higher-performing organizations… now in a convenient e-format, at a great price!
Three 100% practical primers help you drive competitive advantage by optimizing sustainability and operational performance
To...
Supply Chain and Logistics Management Made Easy
Methods and Applications for Planning, Operations, Integration, Control and Improvement, and Network Design
Language: English
Release Date: April 6, 2015
THE PRACTICAL, EASY INTRODUCTION TO MODERN SUPPLY CHAIN/LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT FOR EVERY PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT!
COVERS CORE CONCEPTS, PLANNING, OPERATIONS, INTEGRATION, COLLABORATION, NETWORK DESIGN, AND MORE
SHOWS HOW TO MEASURE, CONTROL, AND IMPROVE ANY SUPPLY CHAIN
INCLUDES...
by Sidney M. Levy, Andrew M. Civitello Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2014
The latest tools and techniques for successfully managing construction operations CONSTRUCTION
Fully revised throughout, the new edition of this practical guide offers a wealth of proven strategies for effectively running a construction business, delivering high-quality projects on time and within...
Distribution Planning and Control
Managing in the Era of Supply Chain Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2015
This third edition provides operations management students, academics and professionals with a fully up-to-date, practical and comprehensive sourcebook in the science of distribution and Supply Chain Management (SCM). Its objective is not only to discover the roots and detail the techniques of supply...
The Definitive Guide to Transportation
Principles, Strategies, and Decisions for the Effective Flow of Goods and Services
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2014
This is the most authoritative and complete guide to planning, implementing, measuring, and optimizing world-class supply chain transportation processes. Straight from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), it brings together up-to-the-minute principles, strategies, and decisions...
by Zhaoxia Guo
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2016
This book provides an overview of intelligent decision-making techniques and discusses their application in production and retail operations. Manufacturing and retail enterprises have stringent standards for using advanced and reliable techniques to improve decision-making processes, since these processes...
by Michel Leseure
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2010
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Key Concepts in Operations Management introduces a selection of key concepts and techniques in the field.
Concise, informative and contemporary, with consideration given to explaining the principles of the topic, as...
by Durant Maive
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2014
Seminar paper from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Operations Research, grade: B, The University of Chicago, language: English, abstract: TechConnect of North Carolina is a startup S-Corporation that is in the process of being formed and will be an ITemployee owned firm. The primary...
by Terry Bresnick MBA, Steven N. Tani PhD, Eric R. Johnson PhD
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2013
A ONE-OF-A-KIND GUIDE TO THE BEST PRACTICES IN DECISION ANALYSIS
Decision analysis provides powerful tools for addressing complex decisions that involve uncertainty and multiple objectives, yet most training materials on the subject overlook the soft skills that are essential for success in...
by Richard Durrett
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2012
This book is for a first course in stochastic processes taken by undergraduates or master’s students who have had a course in probability theory. It covers Markov chains in discrete and continuous time, Poisson processes, renewal processes, martingales, and mathematical finance. One can only learn...
Service Parts Management
Demand Forecasting and Inventory Control
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2011
With the pressure of time-based competition increasing, and customers demanding faster service, availability of service parts becomes a critical component of manufacturing and servicing operations. Service Parts Management first focuses on intermittent demand forecasting and then on the management...
by Maureen Ndavi
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2014
Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject Business economics - Operations Research, grade: A, University of Kent, language: English, abstract: The research report elaborates on responsibilities of Fashion buyer, who was recently appointed in a Paris based Children's wear retail organization....