Production, Operations and Supply Chain Management

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Industrial production has always been a propulsion element in any economy, be it from a perspective of value-creation, employment potential, or its impact on sustainability and technological innovation; the ability to manage operations and supply chain is therefore a key skill for a company’s competitiveness. If this has always been true, today as never before, in a world hit hard by a medical emergency first, and then by economic and social ones, the reflection on the most appropriate management practices in manufacturing has become a central element for individual companies, entire sectors and countries. The ability to analyze the need of change in the operations and to select and implement appropriate choices can only be based on robust approaches of analysis and diagnosis of manufacturing systems, the measurement of the current and prospective performance, and the knowledge of the foundations of Operations and Supply Chain Management. This book is written from the perspective of those who – be it a young student, a master participant, a manager or entrepreneur – are interested in approaching the main methods and practices of Operations and Supply Chain Management to improve company’s performance. Accordingly, the text is characterized by a managerial point of view, accompanied by multiple quantitative insights and examples of application of the main tools and algorithms illustrated. PRODUCTION, OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT_COVER Copyright Table of Contents Preface 1 Strategic Alignment in Operationsand Supply Chain Management 2 Design of Production Systems 3 Problem Setting and Problem Solvingin Operations Management 4 Measurement of Performancein Operations Management:Service and Quality 5 Measurement of Performancein Operations Management:Productivity and Flexibility 6 Production Planning and Control System 7 Demand Forecasting 8 Production Plan: Salesand Operations Planning 9 Inventory Functions and Control 10 Inventory Control Methodsfor Independent Demand Goods 11 Production Planning and Control:The Master Production Schedule 12 Bill of Materials and Master Data 13 Stock Control Methods for DependentDemand Goods and the Choiceof the Appropriate Method 14 Shop Floor Planning and Control 15 Procurement Management 16 Process of Selecting and EvaluatingSuppliers 17 Lean Management, Total QualityManagement, Six Sigma 18 Physical Distribution & Supply ChainManagement 19 Information Systems and OperationsManagement 20 Industry 4.0: The Digital Evolutionof Operations References About the Authors BACK COVER