Operations strategy : competing in the 21st century /
Beckman, Sara Lynn,
Operations strategy : competing in the 21st century / Sara L. Beckman, Donald B. Rosenfield. - xvii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Business Strategy Context for Operations Strategy -- Vertical Integration -- Process Technology -- Capacity Strategy -- Facilities Strategy and Globalization -- Sourcing -- Business Process Focused Strategies and Organizational Design -- Coordinating the Supply Chain -- Information Technology -- Cross-Cutting Capabilities - Lean Operations, Quality, and Flexibility -- Strategy Development and Practice. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
"Operations Strategy: Competing in the 21st Century addresses the basic decisions leaders of operations must address: vertical integration, capacity, facilities, process technology, information technology, sourcing, business process management, capabilities development and supply chain integration. In doing so, the book integrates strategic considerations with analytical models, thereby providing a comprehensive view of these critical decisions and the tools used to help make them. The themes and conclusions offered by the authors are based on recent research, particularly from the Leaders for Manufacturing program at MIT. Students and instructors can be sure that they are receiving the most up-to-date examples of companies engaged in making these decisions."--Publisher description.
0072500786 9780072500783
2007006141
Business logistics.
HD38.5 / .B43 2008
658.503
Operations strategy : competing in the 21st century / Sara L. Beckman, Donald B. Rosenfield. - xvii, 462 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Business Strategy Context for Operations Strategy -- Vertical Integration -- Process Technology -- Capacity Strategy -- Facilities Strategy and Globalization -- Sourcing -- Business Process Focused Strategies and Organizational Design -- Coordinating the Supply Chain -- Information Technology -- Cross-Cutting Capabilities - Lean Operations, Quality, and Flexibility -- Strategy Development and Practice. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
"Operations Strategy: Competing in the 21st Century addresses the basic decisions leaders of operations must address: vertical integration, capacity, facilities, process technology, information technology, sourcing, business process management, capabilities development and supply chain integration. In doing so, the book integrates strategic considerations with analytical models, thereby providing a comprehensive view of these critical decisions and the tools used to help make them. The themes and conclusions offered by the authors are based on recent research, particularly from the Leaders for Manufacturing program at MIT. Students and instructors can be sure that they are receiving the most up-to-date examples of companies engaged in making these decisions."--Publisher description.
0072500786 9780072500783
2007006141
Business logistics.
HD38.5 / .B43 2008
658.503