This book is a novel treatment of Operations Management. It takes a fresh insight to this increasingly important topic, exploring fundamental principles equally applicable to service and manufacturing situations. The book adapts a strategic stance by providing a framework for effective decision making and is aimed at practising managers who need to design working processes, manage change and make decisions within a strategic framework. The framework and supporting case vignettes allow the practitioner to grasp essential concepts quickly in a range of different operational contexts. 
"Bamford and Forrester have done an excellent job in creating a concise, salient, and appealing approach - they have captured the essential elements of designing processes, products and work organizations; exploring approaches to operations planning and control; managing change through effective project management and technology transfer; and then managing quality and improvement strategies". —Professor Rob Handfield, Professor of Supply Chain Management, North Carolina State University, USA "This is an excellent concise text that introduces students to all of the key areas - it's an invaluable aid for students in understanding all of the major aspects of operations and their importance to the success of businesses". —Professor Steve Brown, Professor of Management, University of Exeter Business School, University of Exeter, UK "For today's or tomorrow's business leaders this text has well structured invaluable content ready for immediate adoption. Follow the guide, put it into practice, and the rewards will follow". —Mr Vernon Barker, Managing Director, First TransPennine Express, First Group Plc, UK "This book combines technical theory 'book smarts' with real life experience 'street smarts' in a flowing read". —Mr Stephen Oliver, Vice President Marketing &amp; Sales, Vicor Corporation, Boston, USA

Essential Guide to Operations Management: Concepts and Case Notes

Business & Money

Forrester, Paul

Bamford, David

Management & Leadership

wiley

The revised and updated second edition of the popular and practical guide to contemporary operations management – now featuring a new chapter on managing sustainable supply networks. 
The Essential Guide to Operations Management explores fundamental operations management principles and shows how they are applied in real-life situations in both the services and manufacturing sectors. It adapts a strategic stance by providing a framework for effective decision-making: determining operations strategies; designing processes, products and work organisations; managing change through effective project management and technology transfer; exploring contemporary approaches to operations planning and control; and then managing quality and improvement strategies. As such, it addresses the needs of practising managers, postgraduate MBA and MSc students and final-year undergraduates in advanced operations management elective courses. 
The Essential Guide to Operations Management: Concepts and Case Notes, Second Edition, is supported by updated case studies throughout and online support materials for lecturers.

Essential Guide to Operations Management

Reid, Iain

Routledge

The revised and updated second edition of the popular and practical guide to contemporary operations management - now featuring a new chapter on managing sustainable supply networks.The Essential Guide to Operations Management explores fundamental operations management principles and shows how they are applied in real-life situations in both the services and manufacturing sectors. It adapts a strategic stance by providing a framework for effective decision-making: determining operations strategies; designing processes, products and work organisations; managing change through effective project management and technology transfer; exploring contemporary approaches to operations planning and control; and then managing quality and improvement strategies. As such, it addresses the needs of practising managers, postgraduate MBA and MSc students and final-year undergraduates in advanced operations management elective courses.The Essential Guide to Operations Management: Concepts and Case Notes, Second Edition, is supported by updated case studies throughout and online support materials for lecturers.

A complete step-by-step guide to essential woodworking tools and techniques. This comprehensive reference covers everything from how to choose and cut lumber to how to plan, measure, mark, cut, shape and join. The Woodworker's Technique Bible is the handyman's complete guide to working with wood. Packed with practical information and 600 full-color photographs, The Woodworker's Technique Bible includes: <ul>
<li>Essential troubleshooting tips</li> <li>How to control power tools with accuracy</li> <li>Selecting and using the 10 essential hand tools that give any woodwork a beautiful hand-finished quality</li> <li>Great original projects for children's toys, simple furniture and bird boxes, which include cutting lists and easy-to-follow instructions so any woodworker can be successful.</li>
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A special section, the "Wood Identifier," calls out the key characteristics of each type of lumber and how best to use it. The book's special interior spiral binding allows the woodworker to keep the book open while working with the recommended techniques. The Woodworker's Technique Bible will become the go-to reference for fine woodworking.

The Woodworker's Technique Bible: The Essential Illustrated Reference

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Firefly Books

This comprehensive reference covers everything from how to choose and cut lumber to how to plan, measure, mark, cut, shape and join. Woodworker's Techniques Handbook is the handyman's complete guide to working with wood. 
 Packed with practical information and 600 full-color photographs, Woodworker's Techniques Handbook includes: 
<ul>
<li> Essential troubleshooting tips </li> <li> How to control power tools with accuracy </li> <li> Selecting and using the 10 essential hand tools that give any woodwork a beautiful hand-finished quality </li> <li> Great original projects for children's toys, simple furniture and bird boxes, which include cutting lists and easy-to-follow instructions so any woodworker can be successful. </li>
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 A special section, the "Wood Identifier," calls out the key characteristics of each type of lumber and how best to use it. 
 Woodworker's Techniques Handbook is the go-to reference for fine woodworking.

Woodworker's Techniques Handbook: The Essential Illustrated Reference

The Woodworker’s Technique Bible: The essential illustrated reference

Search Press

The Woodworker's Techniques Bible

Apple Press

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