Essential Tools For Operations Management

Author : Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470661857

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Essential Tools for Operations Management by Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn Pdf

The third book in the Essential Tools For series... on the topic of Operations Management Based on Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn's successful The Essential Management Toolbox, this book focuses in greater depth on the topic of Operations Management. This third book covers the areas of marketing, CRM and Product Development. It offers the business person and consultant the tools to help the business person define and control these areas within their business. Check out the new series website featuring sample chapters, tool of the month and solve your management problems by talking direct to the author www.essentialtoolsseries.com Third book in a new series that see's Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn’s The Essential Toolbox broken down and expanded to find the essential tools for a range of business areas This volume includes 30% new material in the form of new tools and techniques for guiding consultants Covers: Strategic Management; Business Planning; Product Development; People Management; Supply Chain Management Active author, Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn speaks regularly About the Author: Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn is a practising management consultant with over 30 years experience in both the public and private sectors and covering a range of organizations and industries. He holds two Master's degrees and a PhD in various Strategic Management topics. Book includes a forward by Malik Salameh.

Author : Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470745939

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Essential Tools for Management Consulting by Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn Pdf

The second book in the Essential Tools For series… on the topic of Management Consulting Based on Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn's successful The Essential Management Toolbox, this book focuses in greater depth on the topic of Management Consulting. This second book looks at how a management consultant needs to think, view and analyse the workings of an existing organisation in order to efficiently and effectively work to improve the issues facing a business. Check out the new series website featuring sample chapters, tool of the month and solve your management problems by talking direct to the author www.essentialtoolsseries.com Second title in a new series that expands on the information in Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn’s The Essential Toolbox This volume includes 30% new material in the form of new tools and techniques for guiding consultants Covers: Development of Management Consultancy; Problem resolution and Decision Making; Top 10 Tools for Consultancy Interventions; Consultancy delivery and Facilitation; Consultancy Governance and Ethics Active author, Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn speaks regularly Easy to use practical tools and techniques guiding the consultant and business person through their organisational conflicts About the Author: Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn is a practising management consultant with over 30 years experience in both the public and private sectors and covering a range of organizations and industries. He holds two Master's degrees and a PhD in various Strategic Management topics. This second book includes a forward by Malik Salameh.

Author : David Bamford,Paul Forrester
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-30
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470749494

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Essential Guide to Operations Management by David Bamford,Paul Forrester Pdf

This book is a novel treatment of Operations Management. It takes a fresh insight to this increasingly important topic, exploring fundamental principles equally applicable to service and manufacturing situations. The book adapts a strategic stance by providing a framework for effective decision making and is aimed at practising managers who need to design working processes, manage change and make decisions within a strategic framework. The framework and supporting case vignettes allow the practitioner to grasp essential concepts quickly in a range of different operational contexts. "Bamford and Forrester have done an excellent job in creating a concise, salient, and appealing approach - they have captured the essential elements of designing processes, products and work organizations; exploring approaches to operations planning and control; managing change through effective project management and technology transfer; and then managing quality and improvement strategies". —Professor Rob Handfield, Professor of Supply Chain Management, North Carolina State University, USA "This is an excellent concise text that introduces students to all of the key areas - it's an invaluable aid for students in understanding all of the major aspects of operations and their importance to the success of businesses". —Professor Steve Brown, Professor of Management, University of Exeter Business School, University of Exeter, UK "For today's or tomorrow's business leaders this text has well structured invaluable content ready for immediate adoption. Follow the guide, put it into practice, and the rewards will follow". —Mr Vernon Barker, Managing Director, First TransPennine Express, First Group Plc, UK "This book combines technical theory 'book smarts' with real life experience 'street smarts' in a flowing read". —Mr Stephen Oliver, Vice President Marketing & Sales, Vicor Corporation, Boston, USA

Author : Randal Wilson,Arthur V. Hill,Hillel Glazer
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 953 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780133115130

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Tools and Tactics for Operations Managers (Collection) by Randal Wilson,Arthur V. Hill,Hillel Glazer Pdf

A brand new collection of state-of-the-art operations management tools and tactics… 3 authoritative books, now in a convenient e-format, at a great price! 3 authoritative eBooks bring together today’s most valuable new operations management techniques and solutions! Apply today’s most innovative operations management techniques to improve performance and value in any organization -- even the most complex or constrained! In High Performance Operations, Hillel Glazer shows how to optimize business performance and profitability while maintaining strong governance and compliance. Glazer demonstrates how to integrate lean and systems thinking, and systematically incorporating compliance into planning for overall performance, value, and profitability, rather than viewing it as an end in itself. Learn how to clarify competing interests and implement pre-conditions for success; use systems thinking to promote operational excellence; eliminate single points of failure; establish proof-of-performance; scale your successes, and get more of "what went right"! The Encyclopedia of Operations Management is the perfect single-volume "field manual" for every OM or supply chain professional. Nearly 1,500 well-organized, up-to-date definitions cover every facet of supply chain design, planning, management, and optimization. For the first time, this remarkable reference brings together up-to-the-minute information about topics ranging from accounting and customer service to transportation and warehousing. Next, in The Operations Manager's Toolbox , Randal Wilson helps you use proven project management (PM) tools and techniques to supercharge efficiency, free up resources, eliminate unnecessary meetings, and get more done faster. Wilson shows how to apply PM to complete crucial "smaller" tasks that can deliver rapid and sizable improvements. You’ll learn how to plan, implement, and measure the success of high-impact changes, and organize key tasks so they actually get done. Discover specific techniques for eliminating waste in engineering, manufacturing, distribution, and inventory. Next, learn how to use PM to manage teams, schedules, budgets, and resources more effectively, and systematically predict and mitigate operational risks. Whatever your role in operations management, this unique eBook collection will help you perform far more effectively – in your organization, and in your career! From world-renowned operations management experts Hillel Glazer, Arthur V. Hill, and Randal Wilson

Author : Randal Wilson
Publisher : Financial Times/Prentice Hall
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Production management
ISBN : 0133064689

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The Operations Manager's Toolbox by Randal Wilson Pdf

For operations managers, running a smooth and efficient organization is more crucial than ever -- and it's more difficult, too. Fortunately, there's a secret to success: a proven approach and toolset that can help operations managers free up resources, eliminate unnecessary meetings, and get more done faster. The approach is named "The Power of Completion," and the tools have been honed by expert project managers through decades of experience. In The Operations Manager's Toolbox, operations manager and PMP-certified project manager Randal Wilson shows how to apply the Project Management (PM) discipline to completing the crucial "smaller" tasks that can help the organization quickly drive substantial improvements in efficiency and performance. Wilson demonstrates how to: Apply PM-style processes, structure, communication techniques, and tools throughout operations Plan, implement, and measure the success of high-impact changes Organize key tasks so they actually get done Eliminate waste in engineering, manufacturing, distribution, inventory control, and supply chains Improve management of teams, schedules, and budgets Predict and mitigate operational risks Improve cooperation with other managers, including senior executives "Design in" efficiency from the start INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS: Instructor's Manual and Leccture PowerPoints available for download at www.pearsonhighered.com.

Author : Mohammad Yazdi
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-07-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783031517198

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Progressive Decision-Making Tools and Applications in Project and Operation Management by Mohammad Yazdi Pdf

Author : Chris Fox
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0596009534

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Essential Microsoft Operations Manager by Chris Fox Pdf

For system administrators, ensuring that all Windows servers are performing optimally is a tall order. The larger the enterprise, the greater the chance for irritating, time-consuming configuration problems. Sometimes, you can determine the root cause of the problem yourself-but that's only if you're lucky. With Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM), the diagnosis is done for you. MOM monitors server operations and automatically notifies you of problems by sending an immediate alert to your console, email address, or pager. To help you better understand how MOM works, O'Reilly presents Essential Microsoft Operations Manager. The goal of this comprehensive tutorial is to give first-time MOM administrators a solid foundation for planning, implementing, and administering MOM 2005. Author Chris Fox, a renowned MOM expert, offers the type of practical, real-world advice that you need to improve the performance of your IT infrastructure. After taking you through the entire process of setting up MOM on the network, the book moves on to more advanced administration issues. It carefully instructs you how to program and automate MOM and the agents that reside on the servers themselves. You'll also learn how to manage the scripts that determine which server agents are relevant to report. By capturing system data, intelligently analyzing it, and then notifying you with a suggested course of action, MOM makes extinguishing fires a breeze. And now, thanks toEssential Microsoft Operations Manager, learning how to use MOM is a breeze, too.

Author : Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn,Malik Salameh
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780470685587

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Essential Tools for Organisational Performance by Simon Burtonshaw-Gunn,Malik Salameh Pdf

This book focuses on organizational development for increased business performance. The text and models cover process management, leading to change management and organizational development. Burtonshaw-Gunn and Salameh show that process implementation in any business depends on two key factors. First, the role of knowledge management in organizational and individual improvement is vital. Secondly, performance management for individual employees, and collaboration between organizations can bring about lasting change and development. Each chapter presents a balance between the organization’s and individual performance commitment, and features helpful pointers to further sources of information. Using the authors’ knowledge and practical experience across a range of organizations and cultural settings this publication depicts the systematic efforts required for organizational development. This covers the following five major elements, each with a dedicated chapter describing in detail the tools and techniques necessary for successful performance improvement: Process Management Change Management and Organizational Development People-Focused Performance Management Knowledge Management and Performance Organizational Performance through Tactical and Strategic Partnering Essential Tools for Organizational Performance not only brings these inter-related topics together in a logical way but allows each to be considered as a stand-alone performance strategy. It fully references the original source of the models used and where additional in-depth information may be found. Find out more on the Essential Tools website: www.essentialtoolsseries.com “This is an extremely useful book for both business students and practicing managers. It presents models and theoretical frameworks, derived from research, in a way that is stimulating, accessible and of practical value. Topics are logically sequenced for ease of reference and the material is interesting and clearly presented without being oversimplified. Burtonshaw-Gunn and Salameh have produced a clear and practical guide that will help to improve management practice.” Sue Gill, Organisational Psychologist, Director of In-Company Programmes, Salford Business School, University of Salford, Greater Manchester

Author : Alex Hill,Terry Hill
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781349933044

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Essential Operations Management by Alex Hill,Terry Hill Pdf

The second edition of this innovative core textbook spans the service and manufacturing sectors, equipping readers to grasp and overcome the core challenges faced in planning, designing and implementing operations. The prestigious and well-respected author team takes a 'tasks and challenges' approach that marries theory to their extensive practical experience of running operations in high-profile business settings while reflecting their clear vision and personal philosophy of operations management. Packed with engaging learning features that truly bring the subject to life, the text provides a concise and real-world orientated look at the key parts of an operations manager's job. This textbook is an ideal course text for undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA students taking a module in operations management or manufacturing/services operations. New to this Edition: - New and greatly expanded coverage of the most relevant contemporary topics in OM, including corporate social responsibility and ethics, lean manufacturing, outsourcing vs. insourcing, and zero hour contracts - Over 30 new and updated cases from a wide range of international companies including Apple, Samsung and Uber - Increased focus on strategy with an expanded emphasis and new dedicated sections on improving operations that place OM firmly at the centre of organizational considerations

Author : Mary Ann Anderson,Edward J. Anderson,Geoffrey Parker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781118551073

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Operations Management For Dummies by Mary Ann Anderson,Edward J. Anderson,Geoffrey Parker Pdf

Score your highest in Operations Management Operations management is an important skill for current and aspiring business leaders to develop and master. It deals with the design and management of products, processes, services, and supply chains. Operations management is a growing field and a required course for most undergraduate business majors and MBA candidates. Now, Operations Management For Dummies serves as an extremely resourceful aid for this difficult subject. Tracks to a typical course in operations management or operations strategy, and covers topics such as evaluating and measuring existing systems' performance and efficiency, materials management and product development, using tools like Six Sigma and Lean production, designing new, improved processes, and defining, planning, and controlling costs of projects. Clearly organizes and explains complex topics Serves as an supplement to your Operations Management textbooks Helps you score your highest in your Operations Management course Whether your aim is to earn an undergraduate degree in business or an MBA, Operations Management For Dummies is indispensable supplemental reading for your operations management course.

Author : Stephen J. Skripak
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-29
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0997920114

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Fundamentals of Business (black and White) by Stephen J. Skripak Pdf

(Black & White version) Fundamentals of Business was created for Virginia Tech's MGT 1104 Foundations of Business through a collaboration between the Pamplin College of Business and Virginia Tech Libraries. This book is freely available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/70961 It is licensed with a Creative Commons-NonCommercial ShareAlike 3.0 license.

Author : Randal Wilson
Publisher : FT Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780133064759

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The Operations Manager's Toolbox by Randal Wilson Pdf

Operations managers: use project management (PM) tools and techniques to supercharge efficiency, free up resources, eliminate unnecessary meetings, and get more done faster! Long-time operations manager and PMP-certified project manager Randal Wilson shows how to apply PM to complete the crucial "smaller" tasks that can help your organization quickly achieve sizable performance improvements. Wilson guides you in utilizing PM-style processes, structure, communication techniques, and tools throughout operations, wherever they make sense and drive value. You'll learn how to plan, implement, and measure the success of high-impact changes, and organize key tasks so they actually get done. Wilson introduces specific PM-based techniques for eliminating waste in engineering, manufacturing, distribution, and inventory control, plus a full chapter of insights for improving virtually any supply chain. He shows how to use PM to improve the way you manage teams, schedules, budgets, and other resources, and helps you systematically predict, plan for, and mitigate operational risks. Using PM, you'll learn how to improve cooperation with other managers within operations, in other lines of business, and with senior executives. You'll discover better ways to "design in" efficiency right from the start, and learn how to choose and use tools that make you even more effective over time. The Operations Manager's Toolbox will be an invaluable resource for every current operations manager, everyone moving into operations, and every project manager seeking to apply their skills in new venues.

Author : Jonathan Sutherland
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-14
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781350318250

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Key Concepts in Operations Management by Jonathan Sutherland Pdf

Key Concepts in Operations Management is one of a range of comprehensive glossaries with entries arranged alphabetically for easy reference. All major concepts, terms, theories and theorists are incorporated and cross-referenced. Additional reading and Internet research opportunities are identified. More complex terminology is made clearer with numerous diagrams and illustrations. With almost 600 key terms defined, the book represents a comprehensive must-have reference for anyone studying a business-related course or those simply wishing to understand what operations management is all about. It will be especially useful as a revision aid.

Author : Michel Leseure
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781848607323

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Key Concepts in Operations Management by Michel Leseure Pdf

Electronic Inspection Copy available for instructors here Key Concepts in Operations Management introduces a selection of key concepts and techniques in the field. Concise, informative and contemporary, with consideration given to explaining the principles of the topic, as well as the relevant debates and literature, the book contains over 50 concept entries including: Operations Strategy, Managing Innovation, Process Modeling, New Product Development, Forecasting, Planning and Control, Supply Chain Management, Risk Management and many more.

Author : Daniela Zirra,Radu Cristian Toma
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2024-04-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781036404178

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European Perspectives on Green Biotechnology Business Practices by Daniela Zirra,Radu Cristian Toma Pdf

Many interesting publications can be found in the field of green biotechnology entrepreneurship, but most of them focus either on entrepreneurship in biotechnologies in general, or address industries that could benefit from the innovations brought about by green biotech. This book is a European approach to the subject, that starts from concepts and principles and moves to specific elements, promotion and management, financial aspects, achieved economic performances, information technology and communication tools that can be used for the initiation and development of a businesses in this sector, all the way up to a brief mapping of some good practices in different European countries. The book will be of interest to a wide range of readers, such as all those interested in starting and developing a business in this field, and also those who just wish to gather green biotech entrepreneurial knowledge, and to develop their skills and competencies in sustainable development.