Operations Strategy (6th Edition)
Operations Strategy, 6th Edition, by Nigel Slack and Michael Lewis, provides clear, well-structured, and engaging insights into how operations management serves as a fundamental source of competitive advantage. This comprehensive text builds on core concepts from strategic management, operations management, marketing, and human resource management to explore the activities, decisions, and processes adopted by a wide range of organizations across various sectors.
Whether an organization is large or small, for-profit or not-for-profit, in services or manufacturing, or operating internationally or locally, the strategic management of operations is vital to its long-term prospects. This edition is specifically designed for MBA students, upper-level undergraduates, postgraduates, and executives seeking to master the complexities of operational decision-making.
New to This Edition:
- Socially Responsible Operations: An entirely new chapter dedicated to socially responsible operations strategy, addressing modern ethical and environmental challenges.
- Updated Framework: A new overarching framework that provides a clearer indication of how each chapter fits into the broader subject of operations strategy.
- Contemporary Examples: New and updated boxed examples throughout the text that address current trends and themes.
- Integrative Case Study: An additional comprehensive case study at the end of the book to help apply theoretical concepts to real-world scenarios.
Product Details:
- Title: Operations Strategy
- Author: Nigel Slack and Michael Lewis
- Edition: 6th
- Publisher: Pearson
- Publication Date: November 23, 2020
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1292317841
- ISBN-13: 978-1292317847