Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management

by Cecil C. Bozarth, Robert B. Handfield

Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management, 2/e is the first text to provide an integrated and comprehensive treatment of both operations and supply chain management. In the 2nd edition, the authors provide deeper coverage of important topics while maintaining a trim, integrated book. It now provides substantial coverage of the major operations management topics and tools, while extending coverage to include core supply chain management issues.

Genres: Nonfiction, Textbooks, Business

576 pages, Hardcover

First published June 30, 2005

Reviews

[Antonio · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my assessment of the book Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management according to my 6 criteria:
1. Related to practice - 4 stars
2. It prevails important - 5 stars
3. I agree with the read - 5 stars
4. not difficult to read (as for non English native) - 5 stars
5. too long and boring or every sentence is interesting - 4 stars
6. Learning opportunity - 4 stars

Total 4.6 stars.

[Kiril · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another textbook which does an okay job at presenting a wide range of concepts only somewhat related to each other. The text and the suggested examples are quite comprehensive and generally speaking, it is easier to understand the concepts as presented in this book.

However, I have three major gripes with it. First, there are occasional mistakes in the calculations and occasional missing words in the discourse, which means not enough time has been dedicated for proof-reading, which is kind of important for textbooks. Second, it assumes that the reader has no knowledge of certain concepts such as e.g. weighted average, standard deviation, etc., when the main target group of this book is students of economics and business - I just don't get it why the authors have had to be so condescending.

Finally, and this is a frequently encountered problem with most textbooks, is the desire of the authors to "milk" students by making small and unnecessary modifications just so that they could make a new edition and make the older one irrelevant. It is acceptable to do alterations if you have something to add, however, when you are just moving the exercises around or replacing the numbers in the tables/task descriptions, i.e. when your changes do not add any value to the product, that's just low.

[loafingcactus · Rating 3 out of 5]

Clearly written with good examples walking through the mathematics. This would be a great book for the non-technical person who wants to use more advanced techniques to manage things like inventory levels for maximum profit. Unfortunately it is stupid expensive, but perhaps it can be found in a library.

Read for an MBA class taught by one of the authors.

[Matt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book offers a very simplified version of many of the concepts that other books over complicate. As a textbook goes the chapters are short and simple. This allows the reader to be able to retain the information.

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