Operations Management is concerned with the fundamental activity of organisations - how they provide goods and services. As 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 operations management field.

This collection is international in scope and addresses the four key areas of the subject:

• the foundations of operations management
• the interaction between operations and strategy
• the role of technology
• 'Japanization' and 'just in time' techniques

With a new introduction providing an overview of the key concepts, and an extensive index, this collection will prove an invaluable reference tool and teaching aid.