Book description
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.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Introduction
- Part 1: Getting Started with Operations Management
- Part 2: Managing Variability and Risk
- Part 3: Improving Operations
- Part 4: Managing the Supply Chain
- Part 5: Managing Projects
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Part 6: The Part of Tens
- Chapter 22: Ten Pivotal Operations Management Developments
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Chapter 23: Ten Mistakes That New Operations Managers Make
- Beginning an Improvement Journey without Knowing your Process
- Creating Overly Complex Processes
- Missing the Real Bottleneck
- Managing Based on Utilization
- Not Standardizing
- Automating Bad Processes
- Misdefining Quality
- Improving Process through “Big Bangs” rather than Continuous Improvement
- Not Doing Enough Project Planning Upfront
- Not Focusing on the Customer
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Chapter 24: Ten Traits of World-Class Operations
- Knowing Thyself
- Possessing Profound Knowledge of the Customer
- Focusing Intensely on Quality
- Adapting to Change
- Getting Better All the Time
- Appreciating Employees
- Paying Constant Attention to Product Offerings
- Using Relevant Process Metrics
- Balancing Respect and Expectations for the Supply Chain
- Avoiding Unnecessary Complexity
- Index
- About the Authors
- Connect with Dummies
- End User License Agreement
Product information
- Title: Operations Management For Dummies, 2nd Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2021
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9781119843108
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