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Operations Management
L. Krajewski

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For introductory Operations Management course in undergraduate and MBA programs. This highly respected text integrates a process approach. Unique Value Proposition: Authorship!This highly respected text integrates a process approach. What type of examples motivate your students? Do you try to bring in practical business examples, current research, and emerging trends/topics? When you evaluate the different texts in the market does authorship and reputation matter (i.e. their experience in the classroom, their research contributions, and their consulting background)? Authorship.Lee J. Krajewski. He received his PhD from the University of Wisconsin. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Notre Dame where he holds the esteemed William R. and F. Cassie Daley Professor endowed chair position, he taught at The Ohio State University. He has won numerous awards, highlights include: University Alumni Distinguished Teaching Award, Outstanding Faculty Research Award, Distinguished Service Award, 5 best paper awards and the National President's Award and the National Award of Merit of the American Production and Inventory Control Society. He is a past President and Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute. He was the founding editor of the Journal of Operations Management and served as editor of Decision Sciences for six years. Larry P. Ritzman. He received his doctorate from Michigan State University. He spent 23 years at The Ohio State University and most recently taught at Boston College where he held the Thomas J. Galligan Jr. endowed chair position. He has won numerous awards, highlights include: Distinguished Service Award, Pace Setters' Club Award for Outstanding Research, and 3 best paper Awards. He is actively involved in the Decision Science Institute: Council Coordinator, Publications Committee Chair, Track Chair, Vice President, Board Member, Executive Committee Member, Doctoral Consortium Chair, past President, and a Fellow of the Institute.New! Co-author. Dr. Manoj K. Malhotra, the Jeff B. Bates chair at the University of South Carolina, was selected to join the team because of his teaching ability, scholarship in the field, and extensive knowledge of the text, to shape a new legacy and continue the level of excellence adopters have come to expect. All three authors share a common heritage with The Ohio State University, where Manoj received his doctorate and Lee and Larry served as professors. All three professors are endowed chair holders at their respective universities. He's a:Leader in the Classroom: A Master Teacher He's won numerous awards for Excellence in Teaching at the University of South Carolina, including being selected six times as an outstanding professor by students; listed in "Who's Who of America's Teachers" on several occasions; Alfred G. Smith Excellence in Teaching Award and recognition as the first "Master Teacher" at the Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina -- the school's highest teaching honors.Dedicated/Active Researcher: A superb scholar He publishes frequently in key refereed journals, is an Associate Editor of Decision Sciences and the Journal of Operations Management, and is active in numerous professional associations including POMS, APICS, and DSI. In 2005, he served as the DSI Program Chair for the DSI 2005 Annual Meeting.Respected in Industry: Consultant He's worked with top firms such as John Deere, Metso Corporation, Phelps Dodge, Sonoco, Milliken, and Verizon among many others.Do you emphasize business processes (i.e. how things are all part of a system and work together in order to gain competitive advantages)?Processes and Value Chains ThemeWeave a central theme throughout the text to demonstrate that processes and value chains are vital to a firms' success and relevant to all functional areas of a business. A central figure is introduced in every chapter to help student make this connection.With job opportunities moving from manufacturing to a more service driven economy, would you be interested in a book that has a better service integration?New Service Cases and VideosWith the increase in job opportunities in the service sector, the new edition features an inside look at one of the world's largest hotel companies, Starwood. In the chapters listed below, an in-text case, called a "Managerial Challenge," highlights how Starwood is applying operational concepts from that chapter. Ch1: Operations as a Competitive WeaponCh3: Project ManagementCh5: Process AnalysisCh6: Process Performance and QualityCh10: Supply Chain StrategyCh14: Sales and Operations PlanningThere is a corresponding video for each of these cases, however the cases are written so that they can be used with or without the videos. Each video also includes a unique feature that offers the instructor an opportunity to "pause" the video and stimulate a discussion in the classroom on what recommendations the students would make based on Starwood's situation. After that discussion, the instructor can "resume" the video to show what Starwood actually decided and why. Video Bookwrap showcases the authors discussing the key revision highlights featured in the new edition. POINTS OF DIFFERENTIATION Do you integrate a variety of real business examples to show relevance?Managerial PracticeProvide current examples of how companies- either successfully or unsuccessfully- deal with process and value chain issues facing them as they run their operations.Do you use the same company/example to connect key points during the course?Managerial ChallengeShowcase a running in-text case of how Starwood, one of the largest hotel companies, is applying an operational concept from that chapter. Discussion questions are included for classroom discussion or assignment purposes.What type of problems do you do in class? Do you walk through the specific solution steps to ensure your students can replicate these techniques when they practice or prepare for your homework assignments?Examples Demonstrate how to apply what they have learned and walk students through the solution process. These examples always close with a unique feature called a "Decision Point" to focus students on the decision implications for managers.Student CD. This valuable resource includes many chapter resources, problem solving software, and additional case material to bring the concepts to life. Chapter Resources:Key Equations highlights key equations from the chapter in a chapter specific word file Written Tour includes a two-page spreads that help students visualize the facilities of King Soopers Bakery related to material in chapter 4.Textbook Supplements include additional topical coverage on: Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Learning Curve Analysis, Measuring Output Rates, Acceptance Sampling Plans, and Financial Analysis. Software ResourcesOM Explorer: This text specific software package resembles an Excel worksheet. It includes tutors, solvers, and additional exercises.Tutors provide coaching for over 60 analytic techniques presented in the text. Each tutor is identified in the margin with the following "insert icon here" icon and accompanies a particular example. The tutor also provides additional examples for learning and practice.Tutor Exercises pose different questions and can be answered with one or more of the tutor applications.Solvers provide general purpose routines often encountered in practice. These are great for experiential exercises and homework problems.POM for Windows: POM for Windows, long the leading OM Decision Support Software for educational use, is now available at no additional cost on every Student CD. This easy-to-use Windows based software covers 24 common OM techniques.SimQuick is an Excel spreadsheet with several macros. SimQuick Exercises allow students to create models using the exercises in many of the chapters to simulate the problems addressed in the chapter.Active Models include 29 spreadsheets. Students will evaluate different situations based on the same problem scenario.Extend LT is a graphic simulation program. Students will use the models to answer questions regarding eight case problems. MS MapPoint 2004 Chapter 11 (Location) has new exercises based on Microsoft MapPoint that allows students to visually display location related geodemographic data and make related location decisions. For example, a student can see how Starbucks could use GIS software to make store location decisions that value high income customer densities over high population densities.SmartDraw allows students to draw process flow charts, organizational charts, and other diagrams and figures to support their analysis of problems in the text (downloadable from website).