Production and Operations Management is a core subject for MBAstudents; it is compulsory reading for them. This book conforms tothe syllabus requirements of most national and internationalMBA/PGDBM programmes. The special features of this book are: It is written in lucid language There is limited use of technical jargon Case studies have been added Explanation of theory with practices from industry given asexamples Numerical examples have been included Discussion of contemporary areas have been added Adequate examples and illustrations have been provided General and Critical Review Questions have been appended atthe end of each chapter. Emerging areas discussed include: Ethical Issues inProduction and Operations, Six Sigma Practices, Production andOperations Management Research, and International Production andOperations Management.