Designed for the undergraduate course in operations management at the Jr/Sr level or for the first MBA course in Operations. Students taking this course should have had an introductory course in statistics. The authors' goal is a briefer text that covers the elements of a contemporary introduction to OM, including quality, JIT and supply chain. It features a strong web site with supplemental material.

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