TY - BOOK AU - Patton, Manuel. TI - Operations management SN - 9781666889093 U1 - 658.5 P27 23 PY - 2022/// CY - Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A PB - Kaufman Press, KW - Production management N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction, 2. Operational Planning Management, 3. Facility and Layouts Management, 4. Project Management, 5. Production and Operations Management, 6. Operation of Pricing Decisions and Strategies Management, 7. Quality Management, 8. Purchasing Management, 9. Risk Management and Business Continuity, 10. Strategic Planning Knowledge Management, 11. Elements of Strategic Management; CBA; Bachelor of Science in Accountancy N2 - Operations Management (OM) is the administration of business practices to create the highest level of efficiency possible within an organization. It is concerned with converting materials and labor into goods and services as efficiently as possible to maximize the profit of an organization. Operations management teams attempt to balance costs with revenue to achieve the highest net operating profit possible. Operations management entails studying the use of raw materials and ensuring minimal waste occurs. This book is concerned with the fundamental activity of organizations - how they provide goods and services. One of the earliest branches of business and management studies, the increase in international competition has seen a resurgence of interest in the development of the operation management field ER -