For graduate level courses in Operations Management or Business Processes. A structured, data-driven approach to understanding core operations management concepts. Anupindi shows how managers can design and manage process structure and process drivers to improve the performance of any business process. The third edition retains the general process view paradigm while providing a sharper, more streamlined presentation of the development of ideas in each chapter-all of which are illustrated with contemporary examples from practice.
PART I: PROCESS MANAGEMENT AND STRATEGY Chapter 1: Products, Processes, and PerformanceChapter 3: Process Flow MeasuresChapter 2: Operations Strategy and ManagementPART II: PROCESS FLOW METRICSChapter 4: Flow-Time AnalysisChapter 5: Flow Rate and Capacity AnalysisChapter 6: Inventory AnalysisPART III: PROCESS FLOW VARIABILITYChapter 7: Managing Flow Variability: Safety InventoryChapter 8: Managing Flow Variability: Safety CapacityChapter 9: Managing Flow Variability: Process Control and CapabilityPART IV: PROCESS INTEGRATIONChapter 10: Lean Operations: Process Synchronization and Improvement