Operations Management

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This fascinating new core textbook, authored by a highly respected academic with over a decade of industry experience, takes a global and strategic approach to the important topic of operations management (OM). Integrating contemporary and traditional theories the text covers everything a student needs to understand the reality of operations in the modern world and combines the latest cutting-edge thinking with innovative learning features. Written in a concise and engaging style and based on up-to-date research in the field, the book provides a range of international case studies and examples that help students to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world practice. This is a must-have textbook for students studying Operations Management modules on undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA programmes. In addition, this is an ideal textbook to accompany modules on Operations Strategy, Production Management and Services Management.

Autorenportrait

David Barnes is Head of the Department of Business Information Management and Operations at the University of Westminster Business School in London, UK. Previously, he has held lecturer posts at Royal Holloway University of London, the Open University and Thames Valley University, and has been a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge. Prior to academia, he worked for 14 years in the process plant and building products industries in both engineering and line management positions.

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