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Operations management  strategy and analysis

Operations management strategy and analysis

Author: Krajewski, Lee J.

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 2002

ISBN: 0201615452

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Table of Contents
   Operations as a Competitive Weapon
      What Is a Process? What Is Operations Management? Manufacturing and Services: Differences and Similarities
      Managerial Practice
         Manufacturers Do Not Just Offer Products
      Trends in Operations Management
      Operations Management Across the Organization
      Managerial Practice
         Meeting the Competitive Challenge
      Case: Chad''s Creative Concepts
   Strategic Choices
   Operations Strategy
      Corporate Strategy
      Market Analysis
      Competitive Priorities
      Managerial Practice
         Using Operations for Profit at Costco
      Managerial Practice
         High-Performance Design in the Clothing Industry
      Managerial Practice
         Marshfield Door Systems Uses E-Commerce to Make Door Customization Profitable
      Services Strategy
      Manufacturing Strategies
      Mass Customization
      Operations Strategy as a Pattern of Decisions
      Touring a Service Facility: Lower Florida Keys Health System
      The Big Picture: Layout and Customer Flow at LFKHS
      Touring a Manufacturing Facility: Chaparral Steel
      The Big Picture: Bar Mill Process at Chaparral Steel
      Differences between LFKHS and Chaparral Steel
      Operations Strategy Across the Organization
      Case: BSB, Inc.: The Pizza Wars Come to Campus
      Experiential Learning: Min-Yo Garment Company
      Supplement A: Decision Making
   Process
   Process Management
      What Is Process Management? Managerial Practice
         Changing the Product Design Process a Netscape
      Major Process Decisions
      The Big Picture: Process Choice at King Soopers Bakery
      Managerial Practice
         Choosing the Right Amount of Vertical Integration
      Designing Processes
      Managerial Practice
         Benchmarking to Improve Marketing Processes
      Process Management Across the Organization
      Managerial Practice
         Process Improvement at Work
      Simulation Exercise
      Case: Custom Molds, Inc
   Managing Project Processes
      Defining and Organizing Projects
      Planning Projects
      Managerial Practice
         Project Delays are Costly for Amtrak and Its Suppliers
      The Big Picture: Coors Field Baseball Stadium Project
      Monitoring and Controlling Projects
      Managing Project Processes Across the Organization
      Simulation Exercises
      Case: The Pert Studebaker
   Managing Technology
      The Meaning and Role of Technology
      Managerial Practice
         Product, Process, and Information Technologies at the New York Stock Exchange
      Information Technology
      E-Commerce
      Managerial Practice
         Web-Based Financial Services With Clicks and Mortar
      Managerial Practice
         Internet Builder Cisco Uses Internet to Buy, Sell, and Hire
      Enterprise Resource Planning
      Managerial Practice
         Implementing ERP at ATOFINA Chemicals, Inc
      Creating and Applying Technology
      Technology Strategy
      Managerial Practice
         Technological Choice and the Environment
      Implementation Guidelines
      Managing Technology Across the Organization
      Supplement B: Computer-Integrated Manufacturing
   Quality
   Total Quality Management
      Quality: A Management Philosophy
      The Costs of Poor Quality
      Managerial Practice
         Measures of Quality in Medical Care are Difficult to Quantify
      Employee Involvement
      Continuous Improvement
      Improving Quality Through TQM
      Managerial Practice
         TQM and Concurrent Engineering at Teradyne
      Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
      International Quality Documentation
      Tqm Across the Organization
      Case: Cranston Nissan
      Case: Jose''s Authentic Mexican Restaurant
   Statistical Process Control
      Sources of Variation
      The Inspection Process
      Managerial Practice
         Quality Measures in Health Care
      Statistical Process Control Methods
      Process Capability
      Managerial Practice
         Process Capability Study at Ross Products
      Statistical Process Control Across the Organization
      Simulation Exercises
      Experiential Learning: Statistical Process Control with a Coin Catapult
   Capacity, Location, and Layout
   Capacity
      Capacity Planning
      Managerial Practice
         The Agony of Too Much-and Too Little Capacity
      Managerial Practice
         Use of the Theory of Constraints at Dixie Iron Works
      Managerial Practice
         Economies of Scale at Work
      A Systematic Approach to Capacity Decisions
      Tools for Capacity Planning
      Managing Capacity Across the Organization
      Simulation Exercises
      Case: Fitness Plus, Part A
      Supplement C: Waiting Lines
      Supplement D: Simulation
   Location
      The Globalization and Geographic Dispersion of Operations
      Managerial Practice
         Managerial Challenges at the Radisson Slavjanskaya
      Factors Affecting Location Decisions
      Managerial Practice
         Location Factors for Call Centers
      Managerial Practice
         Marble Baths vs
      Barbecue for Casino Locations
      Locating a Single Facility
      Locating a Facility Within a Network of Facilities
      Managing Location Across the Organization
      Case: Imaginative Toys
   Layout
      What Is Layout Planning? Strategic Issues
      Managerial Practice
         Retailers Match Layouts to Strategies
      Creating Hybrid Layouts
      Designing Process Layouts
      Managerial Practice
         Warehouse Layouts and E-Commerce
      Managerial Practice
         Telecommuting at Pacific Bell
      Designing Product Layouts
      Managing Layout Across the Organization
      Case: Hightec, Inc
      Case: The Pizza Connection
   Operations Decisions
   Supply-Chain Management
      Overview of Supply-Chain Management
      Managerial Practice
         Supply-Chain Management at Arizona Public Service
      Managing the Customer Interface
      Managerial Practice
         Behavioral Considerations in Designing the Order-Placement Process at Mercury Managerial Practice
      Managerial Practice
         Continuous Replenishment at the Campbell Soup Company
      Managing the Supplier Interface
      Managerial Practice
         E-Purchasing At SairGroup
      Measures of Supply-Chain Performance
      Supply-Chain Links to Operations Strategy
      Managerial Practice
         Improving Efficient Supply Chains Through Modularization
      Supply-Chain Dynamics
      Supply-Chain Software
      Supply-Chain Management Across the Organization
      Simulation Exercises
      Case: Wolf Motors
      Experiential Learning: Sonic Distributors
   Forecasting
      Demand Characteristics
      Designing the Forecasting System
      Managerial Practice
         Wal-Mart Uses the Internet to Improve Forecast Performance
      Judgment Methods
      Causal Methods: Linear Regression
      Time-Series Methods
      Choosing a Time-Series Method
      Using Multiple Techniques
      Forecasting Across the Organization
      Case: Yankee Fork and Hoe Company
   Inventory Management