Operations Management - An Integrated Approach - Eighth Edition

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Operations management (OM) serves as the critical function enabling companies to compete amid rapid global change. The book frames OM as a cross-department capability that shapes every functional area, from accounting and finance to marketing and purchasing. It addresses the specific teaching challenges of introductory OM courses, where most students come from diverse business disciplines or are undecided majors with limited OM knowledge. The approach supports learning that connects foundational concepts to overall business impact and OM’s close relationships with other business functions.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages756

Reading Time31 h 45 min

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The changing competitive environment

OM as a cross-functional capability

Teaching the introductory OM course

Operations Management: An Integrated Approach Eighth Edition R . DAN REID Associate Professor Emeritus Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics University of New Hampshire NA DA R . SANDERS Distinguished Professor of Supply Chain Management D’Amore-McKim School of Business Northeastern University Vice President – BEC Product Portfolio: Nancy Gerome Director – Portfolio Management: Lise Johnson Editors: Jennifer Manias/Julia Chase Editorial Assistant: Campbell McDonald Product Marketing Manager: Maya Condos Customer Insights Manager: Francesca Baratta Sr. Manager, Course Development & Production: Karen Staudinger Sr. Course Production Operations Specialist: Joanna Vieira Sr. Creative Product Designer: Thomas Nery Cover Photo: cinoby/E+/Getty Images This book was set in 9.5/12.5 STIX Two Text Regular at Lumina Datamatics®, Inc. Wiley is a global leader in research and education, unlocking human potential by enabling discovery, powering education, and shaping workforces. For over 200 years, Wiley has fueled the world’s knowledge ecosystem. Today, our high-impact content, platforms, and services help researchers, learners, institutions, and corporations achieve their goals [in an ever-changing world. Visit us at Wiley.com](in an ever-changing world. Visit us at Wiley.com). Copyright © 2023 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher or authorization through payment of the appropriate per copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923,(978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Visit us at [http://www.wiley.com/permissions](http://www.wiley.com/permissions) to request permission for re-use or reproduction of Wiley content. Readers should be aware that websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. Neither the publisher nor authors shall be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damages, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential, or other damages. Evaluation copies are provided to qualified academics and professionals for review purposes only, for use in their courses during the next academic year. These copies are licensed and may not be sold or transferred to a third party. Upon completion of the review period, please return the evaluation copy to Wiley. Return [instructions and a free of charge return shipping label are available at www.wiley.com/go/returnlabel. If you](instructions and a free of charge return shipping label are available at www.wiley.com/go/returnlabel. If you)[ ](instructions and a free of charge return shipping label are available at www.wiley.com/go/returnlabel. If you)have chosen to adopt this textbook for use in your course, please accept this book as your complimentary desk copy. Outside of the United States, please contact your local representative. EPUB ISBN: 978-1-119-90547-9 The inside back cover will contain printing identification and country of origin if omitted from this page. In addition, if the ISBN on the cover differs from the ISBN on this page, the one on the cover is correct. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Reid, R. Dan (Robert Dan), 1949-author. | Sanders, Nada R., author. Title: Operations management : an integrated approach / R. Dan Reid, Nada R. Sanders. Description: Eighth Edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, 2023. | Revised edition of the authors’ Operations management, 2019. Identifiers: LCCN 2022051302 (print) | LCCN 2022051303 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119905523 (hardback) | ISBN 9781119905509 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119905479 (epub)

FAQs

Why is operations management considered critical in the current business environment?

Operations management helps companies succeed amid rapid global changes such as technology advances, sustainability requirements, AI and analytics, and pandemic-related impacts.

How does the book describe the scope of operations management across an organization?

Operations management concepts extend beyond a single department, influencing every functional aspect of the organization, including accounting, finance, human resources, IT, marketing, and purchasing.

What teaching challenges does the book target for introductory OM courses?

It addresses the difficulty of teaching foundational OM to students who typically are not operations management majors and often have limited prior knowledge, while also helping them see OM’s impact on the whole business.

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