Includes index.

Previous eds. entitled: Production and operations management.

Part !.....Operating System and Operations Management
Chapter 1 ......The nature of operating systems and operations management

Part 2...... The Context of Operations Management
Chapter 2.....Business and operations policy
Chapter 3..... Operations management and other business functions
Chapter 4...... Operations economics and cost

Part 3
Chapter 5..... Location of facilities
Chapter 6 ..... The layout of facilities and materials handling

Part 4 Work and work systems
Chapter 7 .....Work and work methods
Chapter 8 ..... Work measurement and work standards
Chapter 9...... Workplaces, technology, and jobs
Chapter 10..... Payment and incentives

Part 5
Chapter 11 ..... Capacity management

Part 6 Operations scheduling
Chapter 12..... Activity scheduling
Chapter 13.... Project management and network scheduling
Chapter 14..... Scheduling for batch processing
Chapter 15...... The design and scheduling of flow processing systems

Part 7 Materials management
Chapter 16....... Materials management & supply chains
Chapter 17....... Inventory management

Part 8
Chapter 18...... Operations control principles
Chapter 19....... Management of quality
Chapter 20........ Quality control & reliability
Chapter 21......... Maintenance & replacement
Chapter 22 ........ Performance measurment