Operations Management: An Integrated Approach, International Adaptation - Softcover

Sanders, Nada R.; Reid, R. Dan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 139422642X ISBN 13: 9781394226429

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2024

Synopsis

Operations Management: An Integrated Approach, 8th edition, provides a solid foundation of the subject with clear, guided instructions and a balance between quantitative and qualitative concepts, thus providing both an applied and practical approach. In addition to leveraging customizable, tactile teaching and learning methods, the text covers emerging topics like artificial intelligence, robotics, data analytics, and sustainability.

This international edition includes several revisions and additions to the content, including updated company examples across all chapters, updated discussions with regard to the latest technologies that impact operations and supply chain management, and revised problems in all chapters. In addition, the edition includes a new “Pandemic Effects” box that addresses how the chapter topic has evolved or changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is evolving in a post-pandemic environment.

About this title

About the Author

R. DAN REID is Associate Professor Emeritus of Operations Management at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management from The Ohio State University, an M.B.A. from Angelo State University, and a B.A. in Business Management from the University of Maryland. During the past 20 years, he has taught at The Ohio State University, Ohio University, Bowling Green State University, Otterbein College, and the University of New Hampshire. Dr. Reid’s research publications have appeared in numerous journals such as the Production and Inventory Management Journal, Mid-American Journal of Business, Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, Hospitality Research and Education Journal, Target, and the OM Review. His research interests include manufacturing planning and control systems, quality in services, purchasing, and supply chain management.

NADA R. SANDERS is Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management at the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University. She holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management from The Ohio State University, an M.B.A. from The Ohio State University, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. She has taught for more than 25 years at a variety of academic institutions including The Ohio State University, Lehigh University, Texas Christian University, and Wright State University. Dr. Sanders has extensive research experience and has published in numerous journals such as Decisions Sciences, Journal of Operations Management, Production & Operations Management, Journal of Business Logistics, California Management Review, Sloan Management Review, Omega, Interfaces, and Journal of Behavioral Decision Making. She has authored chapters in books and encyclopedias such as the Routledge Companion for Production and Operations Management, Forecasting Principles Handbook, Encyclopedia of Production and Manufacturing Management, and the Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. Dr. Sanders consults with numerous companies across a range of industries and is frequently called upon as a keynote speaker and expert witness.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 139422642X
• ISBN 13: 9781394226429
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 672