Books by Nigel Slack

Essentials of Operations Management is a brand new concise version of the market-leading text Operations Management. It has been developed forstudents on short courses in operations management for example, doing an initial course at undergraduate, postgraduate or post-experience level. In these books the author team have set the standards in Operations Management which other textbooks seek to emulate: Expert authorship, an engaging writing style, and an interesting collection of cases combine to communicate the importance of managing operations and processes within a successful organisation.

Ideal for Advanced Undergraduate and Postgraduate students, this book builds on concepts from Strategic Management, Operations Management, Marketing and HRM to give students a comprehensive understanding of Operations Strategy. Features Comprehensive and accessible with authoritative authorship and an excellent blend of theory and practice A European context Engaging case studies New to this edition An approach that highlights some of the developments in operations strategy, especially how its concepts are having wider application. Many new and updated examples, which cover the topical issues in operations strategy. Two thirds of the examples used are new or updated for to this edition. The inclusion of some new material relating to such issues as the links between operations management and strategy, triadic supply relationships, knowledge management, and organizational ambidexterity. New longer cases, but retaining those that proved popular from the previous edition. These cases can still be used form the basis of a whole course in operations strategy.