Operations Management: A Strategic Approach [Paperback]

`This reader is an outstanding piece of work. It captures the essence of operations management by providing an interesting and sometimes provoking set of readings. It also provides an excellent review of the topic. Its approach to operations management is both topical and comprehensive. The editors have done an outstanding job of including many of the significant recent developments in the area, particularly in the technology and operations strategy areas' - Nigel Slack, Professor of Operations Strategy, Warwick University`This reader is an outstanding piece of work. It captures the essence of operations management by providing an interesting and sometimes provoking set of readings. It also provides an excellent review of the topic. Its approach to operations management is both topical and comprehensive. The editors have done an outstanding job of including many of the significant recent developments in the area, particularly in the technology and operations strategy areas' - Nigel Slack, Professor of Operations Strategy, Warwick UniversityExcellent pieces in here that significantly augment my teaching.A good reader that introduces some interesting elements of operations management theory & research for students.Good overview, and addition to Slack - Operations ManagementThis reader encourages students to consider operations management critically and from a range of perspectives, enabling them to develop principles of good practice.Returned to publisherIntroduction
THEME 1: OPERATIONS AS STRATEGY
Operations-Based Strategy - Robert Hayes and David Upton
Resource-based Competition and the New Operations Strategy - St[ac]ephane Gagnon
Stakeholder Capitalism and the Value Chain - Edward Freeman and Jeanne Liedtka
Managing the Transition from Products to Services - Rogelio Oliva and Robert Kallenburg
In Defense of Strategy as Design - Jeanne Lielcå