Overview

The Sixth Edition of Operations and Supply Chain Management: The Core focuses on the important core concepts in the dynamic field of operations. Just as lava flows from the core of the earth, operations and supply chain management is the core of business. Material must flow through supply chain processes to create cash output and input. This new edition has an increased focus on supply chain analytics involving the analysis of data to better solve business problems. Jacobs The Core 6e focuses on the core concepts and tools needed to ensure business processes run smoothly and is designed to be lean and focused on the material sufficient for a 12-15 week course in Operations Management. It includes new exercises in Analytics , Supply Chain Improvement Models, new carbon footprint exercises, forecasting analytics and Inventory management exercises. New vignettes like in Ch. 2 featuring a special purpose acquisition (SPAC) of a large indoor farm, and Operations Management insights from the COVID-19 pandemic throughout provide valuable, engaging and relevant content for students learning Operations Management.

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Author:   F. Robert Jacobs ,  Richard Chase
Publisher:   McGraw-Hill Education
Imprint:   McGraw-Hill Education
Edition:   6th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 20.30cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.826kg
ISBN:  

9781265076825

ISBN 10:   1265076820
Pages:   1088
Publication Date:   08 March 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Introduction to OSCM CHAPTER 2: Strategy and Sustainability CHAPTER 3: Forecasting CHAPTER 4: Strategic Capacity Management CHAPTER 4a: Learning Curves CHAPTER 5: Projects CHAPTER 6: Manufacturing Processes CHAPTER 6a: Break-Even Analysis CHAPTER 7: Service Processes CHAPTER 8: Sales and Operations Planning CHAPTER 9: Material Requirements Planning CHAPTER 10: Quality Management and Six Sigma CHAPTER 11: Inventory Management CHAPTER 12: Lean Supply Chains CHAPTER 13: Global Sourcing and Procurement CHAPTER 14: Location, Logistics, and Distribution Appendix A: Linear Programming Using the Excel Solver Appendix B: Answers to Selected Objective Questions Appendix C: Present Value Table Appendix D: Negative Exponential Distribution: Values of e-x Appendix E: Areas of the Cumulative Standard Normal Distribution

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F. Robert Jacobs is Chase Faculty Fellow Professor of Operations Management at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University. He received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering as well as Computer and Information Science, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in Operations Management all from The Ohio State University.  Richard B. Chase is Director of the Center for Operations Management Research and Education at USC. He is widely published in both books and academic journals and is considered one of the top service ""gurus"" in the field. He is on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Operations Management, an Advisor to Production and Operations Management journal, and a Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute.

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