- Paperback: 564 pages
- Publisher: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall; 1 edition (7 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0273637819
- ISBN-13: 978-0273637813
- Product Dimensions: 24.9 x 19 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 410,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Building on the success of the Slack et al Operations Management text, now in its third edition, this major new text provides a comprehensive and refreshing insight into the more advanced topic of operations strategy. This is particularly timely because of the increasing demand for courses in operations strategy at all levels. Practitioners and academics alike are waking up to the power which can be released through the effective strategic management of any organisation's operations resources. In fact, operations is increasingly seen as the area where the dynamic requirements of the marketplace and the developing capabilities of the organisation's resources must be reconciled. Building on concepts from strategic management, operations management, marketing and human resources, this text takes the reader towards a rich and potent understanding of operations strategy, making it suited to the needs of advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and practising managers.
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Operations Strategy by Nigel Slack and Michael Lewis
Building on the success of the Slack et al Operations Management text, now in its third edition, this major new text provides a comprehensive and refreshing insight into the more advanced topic of operations strategy. This is particularly timely because of the increasing demand for courses in operations strategy at all levels. Practitioners and academics alike are waking up to the power which can be released through the effective strategic management of any organisation's operations resources. In fact, operations is increasingly seen as the area where the dynamic requirements of the marketplace and the developing capabilities of the organisation's resources must be reconciled. Building on concepts from strategic management, operations management, marketing and human resources, this text takes the reader towards a rich and potent understanding of operations strategy, making it suited to the needs of advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and practising managers.
Key features
· Covers such topical issues as supply networks, capability development, learning and risk.
· Includes many international boxed examples from a wide range of industries.
· Provides easy to read, rigorous critical analysis.
· Pedagogical features include a coherent model of the subject that runs through the text and explains how the chapter fits into the overall subject; key questions which set the scene at the beginning of each chapter; definitions of key operations strategy terms; boxed examples illustrating real-world cases; theory boxes demonstrating the underlying principles which support the ideas discussed in the text; summary answers to key questions; case examples at the end of each chapter which provide 'food for thought' and discussion.
· An instructor's manual accompanies the text.
Building on the success of the Slack et al Operations Management text, now in its third edition, this major new text provides a comprehensive and refreshing insight into the more advanced topic of operations strategy. This is particularly timely because of the increasing demand for courses in operations strategy at all levels. Practitioners and academics alike are waking up to the power which can be released through the effective strategic management of any organisation's operations resources. In fact, operations is increasingly seen as the area where the dynamic requirements of the marketplace and the developing capabilities of the organisation's resources must be reconciled. Building on concepts from strategic management, operations management, marketing and human resources, this text takes the reader towards a rich and potent understanding of operations strategy, making it suited to the needs of advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and practising managers.
Key features
· Covers such topical issues as supply networks, capability development, learning and risk.
· Includes many international boxed examples from a wide range of industries.
· Provides easy to read, rigorous critical analysis.
· Pedagogical features include a coherent model of the subject that runs through the text and explains how the chapter fits into the overall subject; key questions which set the scene at the beginning of each chapter; definitions of key operations strategy terms; boxed examples illustrating real-world cases; theory boxes demonstrating the underlying principles which support the ideas discussed in the text; summary answers to key questions; case examples at the end of each chapter which provide 'food for thought' and discussion.
· An instructor's manual accompanies the text.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The most important addition to the operations strategy liter,
By rjie2@eng.cam.ac.uk (Shropshire UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Operations Strategy (Paperback)
This book is an outstanding contribution to the thinking and understanding and practice of Operations Strategy. It brings order, structure and clarity to areas which have been so often confused, but without oversimplifying a rich subject. It should become an important refence handbook for managers, consultants,researchers, teachers and students . It covers process in terms of the steps and stages to be followed with some powerful models and tools to help along the way.The volume should emulate the success of its stablemate, Operations Management.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent addition to the world of Operations,
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This review is from: Operations Strategy (Paperback)
A really good book to get to grips with Operations Strategy. Building upon knowledge derived from Operations Management the distinction between the two subjects is well made as is the link to corporate strategy. The text is clear, concise and a good primer for anyone interested in Operations Strategy. This book can also be used to derive a deeper understanding of the subject area and is well referenced to alternative models and literature.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Comprehensive but not outstanding,
This review is from: Operations Strategy (Paperback)
This is certainly a good and solid book about operations strategy. It is comprehensive, the models are often discussed in-depth and there is a practical grasp and point of view on the subject which can help immensely to understand real life situations and occasions of use for the various instruments described. There are few things that bugs me after having read it for university purposes: often the book is convoluted and quite redundant in explaining relatively simple concepts, the cases are nothing special and the graphical outline is not great for graphs and figures. Lastly, phenomena like outsourcing and global supply networks are (in my humble opinion) relatively under-emphasized given the great importance they have since the last (two?) decade(s) . moreover, but this is maybe a personal problem, some lexical choices (some technical terms) that the authors do are not in line with other management book I have read (which may causes some confusion if you read only some chapters). Overall it's a book worth its price and way better than other "operations" book I have encountered, it only misses some points that would have made it outstanding.
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