Operations and Supply Chain Management: The Core, 6/e (Paperback)

The Sixth Edition of Operations and Supply Chain Management: The Core focuses on the essential core concepts in the dynamic field of operations. Jacobs aims to prepare future managers by imparting the perspective that good operational practices are central to any effective business. This new edition has an increased focus on using supply chain analytics to better solve business problems.

The sixth edition offers a unique balanced approach to logistics and supply chain, enhanced by the wealth of practice and cases. Each chapter has been designed to be independent, to improve instructor customization in approach.

McGraw-Hill Connect, an award-winning digital teaching and learning solution, is available for purchase with this product. This digital solution empowers students to achieve better outcomes and enables instructors to improve course management efficiency. Included in Connect are new and enhanced algorithmic problems, Application Based Activities for Operations Management, and the Practice Operations interactive game-based full simulation.

To further complement, the Canadian Companion Connect now offers 19 Canadian cases, covering topics such as Inventory, Manufacturing, Service Process, Warehousing, Blockchain, Supply-chain Manufacturing, Transportation & Logistics, Global Sourcing & Procurement, Forecasting, Break-Even Analysis, Quality Management & Six Sigma, and Sustainability. Each case is supported by instructors' notes, suggested activities, and multiple-choice questions assignable through Connect.

作者：F. Robert Jacobs
現職：Indiana University

作者：Richard B. Chase
現職：University of Southern California

Ch 1 Introduction to OSCM
Ch 2 Strategy and Sustainability
Ch 3 Forecasting
Ch 4 Strategic Capacity Management
Ch 4a Learning Curves
Ch 5 Projects
Ch 6 Manufacturing Processes
Ch 6a Break-Even Analysis
Ch 7 Service Processes
Ch 8 Sales and Operations Planning
Ch 9 Material Requirements Planning
Ch10 Quality Management and Six Sigma
Ch11 Inventory Management
Ch12 Lean Supply Chains
Ch13 Global Sourcing and Procurement
Ch14 Location, Logistics, and Distribution