Operations and Supply Chain Management

Operations and Supply Chain Management aims to provide vital information in an easy-to-understand manner that every manager in the field of OSCM should know about, including processes, techniques, tools, practical insights, and analytical approaches that help organizations to be productive. The strategies deployed in OSCM play a pivotal role in effective, optimized, and cost-efficient delivery of goods and services to consumers. New topics in the OSCM field such as data analytics, smart factories, and Industry 4.0 are introduced in this book. Linear programming technique employing Excel's solver is used to solve capacity management, transportation networks, and prescriptive analytics problems. These topics help business students gain knowledge on how to improve supply chain performance or enhance operational efficiency and cost-effectiveness through managing the different aspects of OSCM and help make better decisions.Each chapter ends with a detailed case study that synthesizes and reflects the contents and study materials presented in the chapter. The case studies are accompanied by a simulation software that can be used by the readers/students to understand the study materials presented and expand their knowledge about it in an experiential learning manner. The problems presented at the end of each chapter are intended for instructors to measure the knowledge gained by students and the positive changes or improvements in their critical thinking and overall learning outcome.