Operations Management

Operations Management: An Integrated Approach, 8th edition, provides a solid foundation of the subject with clear, guided instructions and a balance between quantitative and qualitative concepts, thus providing both an applied and practical approach. In addition to leveraging customizable, tactile teaching and learning methods, the text covers emerging topics like artificial intelligence, robotics, data analytics, and sustainability. This international edition includes several revisions and additions to the content, including updated company examples across all chapters, updated discussions with regard to the latest technologies that impact operations and supply chain management, and revised problems in all chapters. In addition, the edition includes a new "Pandemic Effects" box that addresses how the chapter topic has evolved or changed during the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is evolving in a post-pandemic environment.