{"product_id":"the-operations-advantage-a-practical-guide-to-making-operations-work-9780749473549","title":"The Operations Advantage: A Practical Guide to Making Operations Work","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe study and practice of operations has shifted to reflect the new challenges and uncertainties of how to thrive in today's ever-changing world. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Operations Advantage \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eidentifies the most significant challenges to the practice of operations management and gives guidance on how businesses can respond. Leaders need to link the strategic objectives of the business clearly and logically to its operations performance objectives. The book presents a series of ten activities that will help them to do this and therefore make operations work better, such as designing and configuring internal processes and resourcing the operations appropriately. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on the global teaching, training and consultancy conducted by the author, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Operations Advantage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e looks at the application of operations management across a range of sectors, including finance, healthcare, professional services, oil and gas industries. Although these diverse sectors require operations practitioners to apply knowledge in different ways, they essentially deal with the same set of processes. The book is an indispensable and unique guide for anyone with an operational role in any organization, as well as operations management students and academics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nigel Slack\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kogan Page\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.97lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780749473549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNigel Slack \u003c\/b\u003eis Emeritus Professor of Operations Management and Strategy at Warwick Business School and the former head of its Operations Management Group. He acts as a consultant in many sectors, including Financial Services, Utilities, Retail, Professional Services, General Services, Aerospace, FMCG, and Engineering Manufacturing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kogan Page","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40214549594227,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":43.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_95af7e59-efda-481c-8742-f170ff2549d2.jpg?v=1656509616","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-operations-advantage-a-practical-guide-to-making-operations-work-9780749473549","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}