Operations Management » (BK&CD-ROM)

R. Dan Reid is Associate Professor of Operations Management at the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at the University of New Hampshire. He holds a Ph.D. in Operations Management from the Ohio State University, and a B.A. in Business Management from the University of Maryland. During the past twenty years he has taught at The Ohio State University, Ohio University, Bowling Green State University, Otterbein College, and the University of New Hampshire.

Dr. Reid has designed and taught courses for undergraduates, graduates, and executives on topics such as resource management, manufacturing management, introduction to operations management, purchasing management, and manufacturing planning and control systems.

Introducing a new low-priced Value Edition!

This Value Edition features all the content of Operations Management, 2nd Edition in a paperback format for a new low price. Taking a balanced, integrative approach, Operations Management, 2nd Edition demonstrates the critical impact OM has in today’s business environments, and shows how it relates to every department in an organization. Authors R. Dan Reid and Nada R. Sanders provide clear, focused, and highly engaging coverage of key operations management topics, and make strong connections across concepts and chapters.

Key Features of the Second Edition

• Increased detail throughout, including more spreadsheets, graphs, problems, and cases.

• Covers timely topics such as master production scheduling, ERP, e-business, six-sigma, lean manufacturing, CPFR, periodic order review, and more.

• Balanced coverage of services and manufacturing.

• An online Virtual Service Company consulting case that provides hands-on activities to put concepts into practice.

• A CD-ROM packaged with this text, featuring four supplementary chapters, Extend LT software, simulations using Extend, spreadsheet templates, and more.