Service Operations Management

A Strategic Perspective

John McManus, Mats Winroth, Jannis Angelis (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

336 Seiten

2019
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-137-60924-3 (ISBN)

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This engaging and accessible textbook explores the challenges and complexities of managing operations in a service industry setting. Comprehensive in scope, this textbook considers key concepts from strategy and operations management from a global services perspective and integrates traditional theory with cutting-edge contemporary examples. Taking a student-centred approach, it gives the reader a solid understanding of the key issues faced by contemporary service organisations, from managing and reviewing risk to managing supplier relationships. Rich pedagogy, integrated online resources and relevant international case studies develop strategic thinking skills and equip students with the essential tools and techniques needed to plan, design, manage and control operations in diverse service industry contexts.

This is an ideal textbook for students of service operations management at undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA level.

Accompanying online resources for this title can be found at bloomsburyonlineresources.com/service-operations-management. These resources are designed to support teaching and learning when using this textbook and are available at no extra cost.

John McManus is a strategist, researcher, author, advisor, speaker and teacher, and throughout his academic career and writings, he has brought strategy concepts to bear on many of the most demanding problems facing emerging economies, including global and national competition and firm strategy. Dr McManus research is widely cited and his papers have received international recognition and awards. Mats Winroth is a Professor of Technology Management and Economics at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. He has an industrial background in product development and industrial engineering. Jannis Angelis is a Docent in Operations Strategy in the Department of Industrial Economics and Management at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. He has a background in venture capital, management consultancy and working for the United Nations. He has received four teaching and eight international research awards.

Preface
1. Introducing Service Management and Strategic Development
2. Linking Service Management and Strategic Development
3. Linking Service Management, Strategic Implementation, Assessment and Review
4. Designing Service and Operational Processes
5. Contemporary Service and Operational Processes
6. Capacity, Demand Planning, Forecasting and Yield Management
7. Supply Chains, Logistics and Inventory Management
8. Service Operations and Quality Management
9. Procurement within Operations and Service Management
10. Decision Support Systems (DSS): Their Application and Use in Services
11. Continual Service Improvement and Knowledge Transfer
Epilogue.

Erscheinungsdatum	28.10.2019
Zusatzinfo	4 bw illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	193 x 260 mm
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Logistik / Produktion
Schlagworte	Continual Service Improvement • Decision Support Systems • operational methodologies • Service Operations Management • Services Management • services procurement • Supply Chain Management • Yield Management
ISBN-10	1-137-60924-9 / 1137609249
ISBN-13	978-1-137-60924-3 / 9781137609243
Zustand	Neuware