Author: | Cengiz Haksever, Barry Render | ISBN: | 9789813209466 |
Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company | Publication: | December 26, 2017 |
Imprint: | WSPC | Language: | English |
Author: | Cengiz Haksever, Barry Render |
ISBN: | 9789813209466 |
Publisher: | World Scientific Publishing Company |
Publication: | December 26, 2017 |
Imprint: | WSPC |
Language: | English |
The purpose of this book is to provide cutting-edge information on service management such as the role services play in an economy, service strategy, ethical issues in services and service supply chains. It also covers basic topics of operations management including linear and goal programming, project management, inventory management and forecasting.
This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to services and operational management challenges; it draws upon the theory and practice in many fields of study such as economics, management science, statistics, psychology, sociology, ethics and technology, to name a few. It contains chapters most textbooks do not include, such as ethics, management of public and non-profit service organizations, productivity and measurement of performance, routing and scheduling of service vehicles.
Contents:
Preface
Understanding Services:
Building the Service System:
Operating the Service System:
Tools and Techniques for Managing Service Operations:
Appendix: Areas Under the Standard Normal Curve
Index
Readership: Students at the graduate and undergraduate level, professionals as well as members of public with a keen interest in service operations management.
Key Features:
The purpose of this book is to provide cutting-edge information on service management such as the role services play in an economy, service strategy, ethical issues in services and service supply chains. It also covers basic topics of operations management including linear and goal programming, project management, inventory management and forecasting.
This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to services and operational management challenges; it draws upon the theory and practice in many fields of study such as economics, management science, statistics, psychology, sociology, ethics and technology, to name a few. It contains chapters most textbooks do not include, such as ethics, management of public and non-profit service organizations, productivity and measurement of performance, routing and scheduling of service vehicles.
Contents:
Preface
Understanding Services:
Building the Service System:
Operating the Service System:
Tools and Techniques for Managing Service Operations:
Appendix: Areas Under the Standard Normal Curve
Index
Readership: Students at the graduate and undergraduate level, professionals as well as members of public with a keen interest in service operations management.
Key Features: