Managing Operations Across the Supply Chain

Swink, Morgan; Melnyk, Steven; Cooper, M. Bixby; Hartley, Janet L.

ISBN 10: 0077535057 ISBN 13: 9780077535056

Publisher: Irwin Professional Pub, 2013

Synopsis

The Second Edition of Managing Operations Across the Supply Chain provides a global, supply chain perspective of operations management and in supply chain management courses that do not require an operations management prerequisite. The Second Edition explains familiar operations management topics as viewed through a supply chain management perspective and reflects key shifts in operations management, including transitions that demand new tools, concepts and approaches to address the demands and challenges business face today and will in the future.

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About the Author

Morgan Swink is Professor, Eunice and James L. West Chair of Supply Chain Management, and Executive Director of the Center for Supply Chain Innovation at the Neeley School of Business, Texas Christian University. He holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Methodist University, an MBA from the University of Dallas, and a PhD in Operations Management from Indiana University. Before becoming a professor, Dr. Swink worked for 10 years in a variety of manufacturing and product development positions at Texas Instruments Incorporated. He has co-authored three books and published over 75 articles in a variety of academic and managerial journals. Dr. Swink is formerly the Co-Editor in Chief for the Journal of Operations Management and past president of the Decision Sciences Institute.

Edition details

• Publisher: Irwin Professional Pub
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0077535057
• ISBN 13: 9780077535056
• Binding: Loose Leaf
• Edition number: 2