Matching supply with demand : an introduction to operations management

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cachon, Gerard (Author), Terwiesch, Christian (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : McGraw-Hill , c2006
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The process view of the organization
  • 3. Understanding the supply process: evaluating process capacity
  • 4. Estimating and reducing labor costs
  • 5. Batching and other flow interruptions: setup times and the economic order quantity model
  • 6. Variability and its impact on process performance waiting time problems
  • 7. The impact of variability on process performance: throughout losses
  • 8. Quality management and the Toyota production system
  • 9. Betting on uncertain demand: the newsvendor model
  • 10. Assemble-to-order, make-to-order, and quick response with reactive capacity
  • 11. Service levels and lead times in supply chains: the order-up-to inventory model
  • 12. Risk-pooling strategies to reduce and hedge uncertainty
  • 13. Revenue management with capacity controls
  • 14. Supply chain coordinates