For undergraduate/graduate courses in Materials Management, Operations Management, Planning/Control.
Designed to take students beyond the problems included in introductory texts on production and inventory control, this casebook features 35 examples of the problems that production and inventory management professionals face throughout their working lives. The casebook is coordinated with the text Introduction to Materials Management by Arnold and Chapman―but is appropriate as a companion to any core production/inventory control text―and is available in customized format via Prentice Hall's JIT Custom Publishing program.
This casebook presents 35 cases that illustrate, the problems facing production and inventory managers. In addition to serving as a companion to Introduction to Materials Management, by Arnold and Chapman, the casebook is also an excellent stand-alone resource.
Key Benefits of the Casebook Rather than merely applying a formula and finding an answer, users learn to apply multiple concepts, and also to consider the solution in the context of the situation. In addition, the more challenging cases require the users to think about management issues involved in their on-the-job decisions.