Principles of Operations Management Overview......................................................................
Principles of Manufacturing Management Overview................................................................
Operations Management Foundations Overview......................................................................
Session Learning Objectives ......................................................................................................
Why Study Operations Management? ......................................................................................
Why is Operations Management So Important?.......................................................................
Operations Management Definition ...........................................................................................
What Do Operations Managers Do? ..........................................................................................
Operations Management and the Organization........................................................................
Operations Management and the Supply Chain.......................................................................
Operations Management and Competitive Advantage.............................................................
Trends in Operations Management ...........................................................................................
Career Opportunities ...................................................................................................................
Manufacturing Concepts Self-Assessment ...............................................................................
Terms Check ................................................................................................................................
Performance Check – Answers and Test Documents ..............................................................
Suggested Additional Readings .................................................................................................