Operations and Supply Management: The Core

by F. Robert Jacobs, Richard Thomas Chase

Jacobs and Chase continue to lead the field of Operations Management with cutting edge up-to- date content, technology, and motivation. Now, in this First Edition Jacobs and Chase focus on the core concepts of operations and supply management. This condensed text was constructed with the four essential core areas of process, quality, inventory, and supply chain management in mind, as decided by a panel of OM instructor’s at the Decision Science Institute meeting, and after conducting a survey of content coverage in representative universities. The new Core text provides increased emphasis on supply management concepts along with a focused presentation of the core OM concepts.

Genres: Business, Textbooks, Reference

415 pages, Hardcover

First published November 7, 2006

Reviews

[Greg · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a pretty lousy textbook. The book is so superficial that it does not really prepare anyone for working in manufacturing and logistics in the industry. The accompanying DVD of videos are likewise commercials for the companies they study. The Science Channel "How it is Made" is a better view into the manufacturing process.

[Stacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Concepts are presented comprehensively with current examples and scenarios.

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent textbook. No major issues and was satisfactory for an Operations course. It read easily, which for a textbook, is a major plus.

[Ashley]

Read for an MBA Supply Chain Management class.
MBA 6150

[Vince · Rating 3 out of 5]

[Textbook] Mr. Jacobs is a Faculty member of the Kelley School of Business (IU) where I'm studying part-time. I enjoy seeing our Faculty effectively represented in the selection of textbooks we use.

This textbook is chock-full of material and learning aids. Several strategic models are quite useful and the text is supported throughout with exercises.

[Will · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent, MBA level book on supply chain and operations. The book covers a lot of ground on operations management, particularly relevant for factory managers.
A prerequisite for taking full advantage of this book is knowledge on statistics concepts, or more specifically, statistics for business.

[Jon Chin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The writing was very succinct and very informative.

[Vennittah · Rating 2 out of 5]

The content is good but the subject matter is boring for me.

[Stefu Smith · Rating 1 out of 5]

Fine principles, but dreadful presentation.