Operations and Supply Chain Management (17th Edition)

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Book Description

The seventeenth edition of Operations and Supply Chain Management addresses the most recent and significant challenges that are currently being faced by managers of operations and supply chain management (OSCM), while also giving fundamental tools and approaches that may be used to promote a competitive edge and career preparation. It discusses pertinent and current issues pertaining to operations and supply chain management, with a particular emphasis on the global economy, analytical content that relates decisions to relevant data, and solutions to problems that are related to operations and supply chain management. Integration and collaboration with customers and suppliers, sustainability, and lowering the long-term cost of products and processes are some of the most popular issues in business today that are related to operational supply chain management (OSCM). These subjects are also related to decreasing the risk of interruptions while reducing the cost of supply chain processes. The book delves into these subjects in order to provide a clarification of the “big picture” of what these subjects are and why they are significant to the business world in the present day. In order to make the book more fascinating and relevant to readers, the seventeenth edition includes numerous examples of firms and techniques that are at the forefront of innovation.