For undergraduate and graduate Operations Management courses Creating value through Operations Management. Operations Management provides students with a comprehensive framework for addressing operational process and supply chain issues. This text uses a systemized approach while focusing on issues of current interest. The latest edition of this text has been revised to integrate a supply chain orientation.Table of ContentsPART 1 USING OPERATIONS TO COMPETE 21 COMPETING WITH OPERATIONS 2Supplement A DECISION MAKING 332 PROJECT MANAGEMENT 52PART 2 MANAGING PROCESSES 923 PROCESS STRATEGY 924 PROCESS ANALYSIS 122Supplement B SIMULATION 1565 QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE 1746 CAPACITY PLANNING 218Supplement C WAITING LINES 2427 CONSTRAINT MANAGEMENT 2628 LEAN SYSTEMS 294PART 3 MANAGING SUPPLY CHAINS 3229 SUPPLY CHAIN DESIGN 32210 SUPPLY CHAIN INTEGRATION 35411 LOCATION 38812 INVENTORY MANAGEMENT 414Supplement D SPECIAL INVENTORY MODELS 45013 FORECASTING 46214 OPERATIONS PLANNING AND SCHEDULING 50215 RESOURCE PLANNING 540Supplement E LINEAR PROGRAMMING 582Appendix 1 Normal Distribution 1Appendix 2 Table of Random Numbers 2Glossary 000Photo Credits 000Name Index 000