04042nam a2200433 i 4500 22271400 CSPC 20260805093756.0 211013s2021 nju 001 0 eng 2021948845 9781119843108 (paperback) 22271400 DLC eng rda DLC CSPC pcc TS155 .A53 2022 23 658.5 An231o Anderson, Mary Ann, author. Operations management for dummies / Mary Ann Anderson, Edward Anderson, and Geoffrey Parker. Operations management 2nd edition. 2111 Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2022. xiii, 400 pages ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier For dummies Includes index. Part I: Getting started with operations management -- Discovering the fundamentals of operations management -- Defining and evaluating processes -- Designing processes to meet goals -- Dealing with shared resources, batches, and rework -- Designing your process to match your product or service -- Part 2: Managing variability and risk -- Forecasting demand -- Planning capacity -- Managing inventory -- Planning for successful operations -- Part 3: Improving operations -- Becoming lean -- Proofing against disruption -- Managing quality -- Creating a quality organization -- Part 4: Managing the supply chain -- Understanding supply chain basics -- Sourcing strategically -- Digitalizing the supply chain -- Scaling throughout the product life cycle -- Part 5: Managing projects -- Leading successful projects -- Estimating and scheduling projects -- Becoming agile -- Responding to risks that threaten your project -- Part 6: The part of tens -- Ten pivotal operations management developments -- Ten mistakes that new operations managers make -- Ten traits of world-class operations. "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"-- Worldcat. Production management. Business logistics. Anderson, Edward, author. Parker, Geoffrey, author. 0 ibc orignew 2 epcn 20 y-gencatlg ddc 0 BK 23 658.5 An231o CIR 2021 0 0 ddc 0 0 CSPC CSPC CIR 2026-08-03 0 CIR 658.5 An231o 2022 032141 2026-08-03 14:46:21 1-1 2026-08-03 BK 32822 32822