Operations and Supply Chain Management for MBAs

by Jack R. Meredith, Scott M. Shafer

In the newly revised eighth edition of Operations and Supply Chain Management for MBAs, a team of renowned operations professionals delivers a concise and accessible exploration of supply chain management ideal for MBA students with backgrounds in marketing, finance, and other disciplines. Conceptual and qualitative content appears alongside more quantitative material to encourage a variety of readers to remain engaged.


Supplementary cases and a flexible structure allow instructors to tailor the material to diverse student populations, while a renewed focus on sustainability, innovation, and design thinking permeate much of this latest edition. Operations and Supply Chain Management for MBAs also



Incorporation of sustainability throughout the book, especially in Chapter 5
Considerable material on innovation and design thinking, especially in Chapter 3
Thoroughly updated chapter opening examples and cases
A renewed emphasis on supply chain strategy in every chapter
New and contemporary examples integrated into each chapter
Improved and enhanced figures and images
Updated end-of-chapter questions, exercises, and mini cases aligned with the material in each chapter

450 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 5, 2023

Reviews

[Alyssa]

OMG. This is one of the worst textbooks I've had the displeasure of reading. The format it is in is terrible - difficult to read, graphics way too large, etc. So happy this class is over.