Operations management : theory and practice

Table of Content
PART I Conceptualizing Sustainable Operations 
1 Operations Management: Trends and Issues
2 Operations Strategy
3 Sustainability in Operations
4 Project Management

PART II Operations and the Value Chain 
5 Supply Chain Management
6 Facilities Location
7 Sourcing and Supply Management

PART III Designing Operations 
8 Process and Capacity Analysis
9 Design of Manufacturing Processes
10 Design of Service Systems
11 Product Development Process
12 Total Quality Management
13 Lean Management

PART IV Planning and Control of Operations 
14 Demand Forecasting
15 Operations Planning
16 Resources Planning
17 Inventory Planning and Control
18 Operations Scheduling
19 Six-Sigma Quality Control

Operations Management: Theory and Practice is the outcome of continuous testing of alternative ideas, concepts and pedagogical designs with MBA students, working executives from diverse industries, and research scholars. The basic concept of this book is to incorporate the salient features one usually finds in international textbooks, and at the same time, enrich the book with contextually relevant examples.