Operations Management: An Integrated Approach, 5th Edition

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The development of this fifth edition of Operations Management benefited greatly from the comments and suggestions of colleagues who teach operations management courses. We would like to acknowledge the contributions made by the following individuals:

Charles Foley, Columbus State Community College Nicholas C. Georgantzas, Professor, Management Systems and Director, System Dynamics Consultancy, Fordham University Business Schools

Gregory A. Graman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management, Michigan Technological University

Roger Dean lles, Instructor, Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, Fogelman College of Business and Economics, The University of Memphis

Tony R. Johns, Associate Professor, Administrative Science, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Anita Lee-Post, Associate Professor, Decision Science and Information Systems Area, Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky

Douglas Schneiderheinze, Instructor, Economics, Lewis and Clark Community College

Reviewers of the fourth edition include:

Yossi Aviv, Washington University in St. Louis; Kevin Caskey, The State University of New York at New Paltz; Scott T. Crino, United States Military Academy; Phillip C. Fry, Boise State University; Thomas F. Gattiker, Boise State University; Christian Grandzol, Bloomsburg University; Samuel Hazen, Tarleton State University; James He, Fairfield University; John Jensen, University of Southern Maine; Mark Kesh, ...