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Matching Supply with Demand : An Introduction to Operations Management

Cachon, Gerard; Terwiesch, Christian
ISBN-10: 0072918993
ISBN-13: 9780072918991

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The most authoritative, cutting-edge book for operations management and supply chain management. The book demands rigorous analysis on the part of students. When the use of quantitative tools or formal modeling is indicated, it is only to perform the necessary analysis needed to inform and support a practical business solution.

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Introduction
The Process View of the Organization
Understanding the Supply Process: Evaluation Process Capacity
Estimating and Reducing Labor Costs
Bathing and Other Flow Interruptions: Set-up Times and the Economic Order Quantity Model
Variability and Its Impact on Process Performance: Waiting Time Problems
The Impact of Variability on Process Performance: Throughput Losses
Fundamentals of Quality and the Toyota Production System
Betting on Uncertain Demand: The Newsvendor Model
Make-To-Order and Quick Response with Reactive Capacity
Service Levels and Lead Times in Supply Chains: The Order up-to Inventory Model
Risk Pooling Strategies to Reduce and Hedge Uncertainty
Revenue Management with Capacity Controls
Supply Chain Coordination
Appendix
Glossary
References
Index of "How to" exhibits
Summary of key equations
Index
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List price:	$127.81
Edition:	2006
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding:	Trade Cloth
Pages:	448
Size:	8.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight:	2.24 lbs.
Language:	English

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