Production and Operations Analysis with Student CD-Rom [Hardcover]

Steven Nahmias (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072417412 | ISBN-13: 978-0072417418 | Publication Date: November 10, 2000 | Edition: 4

This text provides a survey of the analytical methods used to support the functions of production and operations management. The text contains thorough coverage of cutting-edge quantitative models used in operations, and yet it is presented in a clean, easy to understand fashion. This text reflects Steve Nahmias' extensive teaching background and experience in both business and engineering schools. The writing style is clean and crisp. Many examples are included to help students grasp the quantitative material.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 896 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 4 edition (November 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072417412
• ISBN-13: 978-0072417418
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #664,788 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very clear, concise introduction into Operations Management, April 14, 2000

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Serguei Netessine (Wynnewood, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Production and Operations Analysis (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book for Operations Management electives at an MBA level or an introductory text for Operations majors at graduate school (both business and engineering). The book is self-contained and all the chapters can be studied independently. All the basics of the classical Operations Management are covered.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice book for IE undergraduate level, August 19, 2003

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Tiravat Assavapokee (Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Production and Operations Analysis with Student CD-Rom (Hardcover)

This book is a nice book for introduction to manufacturing system for undergraduate level for industrial engineer. The book covers Forecasting, Aggregate Planning, Inventory control (certain and stochastic demand), Push vs. Pll Production Control Systems, Scheduling, Facility Layout, Facility Location, Quality control and Reliability. In Forecasting chapter, the book provides a lot of good basic forecasting methods such as moving average, exponential smooting, trend-based method, and seasonal series. In Aggregate Planning chapter, the book covers just the basic concepts and models which can be done better. For inventory control chapters, the book does a nice job and cover a lot of detailed basic models which is a good introduction. In the Production Control Systems chapter, this book also has done a nice job in covering detailed basic ideas of the MRP subject such as lot sizing methods in MRP but JIT section could be done better by adding some more detaile on key factors of JIT's success and the use of time buffer instead of inventory buffer. In Scheduling chapters, the book covers a very basic models for scheduling which is again good for introduction. The rest sections of the book are nicely written with the level of introduction. Overall, this book is good and nice to have. One comment on the cover page is that the formulation for EOQ is very wrong and should not happen for the book on manufacturing system.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitly one of the best books about operation management, July 14, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Production and Operations Analysis (3e) (Hardcover)

The book provides an easy introduction to the complex area of production and operation analysis. Nevertheless the relevant instruments and solutions in production and operation analysis are covered and the big picture of dealing with production and operations is shown clearly. The clear language, the illustrations and the examples make it a book best suitable for education and self-study.