Operations Strategy

by Nigel Slack, Mike Lewis

Operations Strategy is focused on the interaction between operational resources and external requirements. Companies such as Apple, Google and Tesco have transformed their prospects through the way they manage their operations resources strategically, turning their operations capabilities into a formidable asset. These and other examples in this book illustrate the broad and long-term issues of Operations Strategy that complement the more operational, immediate, tangible and specific issues that define Operations Management. Building on concepts from strategic management, operations management, marketing and HRM, this text offers a clear, well-structured and interesting insight into the more advanced topic of Operations Strategy in a variety of business organisations.

Genres: Business, Management

434 pages, Paperback

First published August 16, 2001

Reviews

[Ayat Saleh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I cannot think of reasons why anyone would not like to read the book entirely or selected chapters from it. It is a great resource for anyone that is part of or impacted by the operations strategy in his/ her company. The book has many real case studies though I prefer to have more cases.

[Sourabh Gharde · Rating 4 out of 5]

A well-organized and thoughtful examination of operations strategy. Provides good frameworks for understanding strategic alignment. Excellent for managers looking to improve operational effectiveness.

[Nicholas Kern · Rating 4 out of 5]

Solid ops theories and practices... Helped with my OPS MGT masters course. I used several frameworks for the assessment.

[Reinaldo Villar · Rating 3 out of 5]

good book, but not so good translation.

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good book

[Charan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Average bOok

[Mohammad · Rating 5 out of 5]

The authors use lots of charts and graphs to help readers learn the concepts.
It's good for operational managers. Better than the book by Terry Hill and Alex Hill in my opinion.