CONTENTS
List of Contributers
Preface
CHAPTER 1
Introduction
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 BRIEF hISTORY OF
1.3 GLOBALIZATION (ROUGHLY 1970 ON )
1.4 OPERATIONS FOUNDATIONS OF GLOBALIZATION
1.5 MANAGERS'CHALLENGES DURING GLOBALIZATION
1.6 EVOLUTION OF GLOBAL OPERATIONS MANAGERS AND THEIR WORK
1.7 OBJECTIVES AND STRUCTURE OF THIS BOOK
CHAPTER 2
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 STRATEGIC CHANGES REQUIRED BY GLOBALIZATION
2.3 OPERATIONS STRATEGY CHANGES REQUIRED BY GLOBALIZATION
2.4 DIFFICULTIES IN MANAGING GLOBALIZATION
2.5 APPROACHES TO MANAGING GLOBALIZATION
2.6 OPERATIONS IN GLOBAL BUSINESS STRATEGY
2.7 CASES AND READING
CHAPTER 3
3.1 INTRODUCTION
3.2 OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING OPERATIONS PERFORMANCE
3.3 OPERATIONS ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE DIFFERENCES
3.4 DIFFICULTIES IN IMPROVING OPERATONS PERFORMANCE
3.5 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT APPROACHES TO IMPROVING OPERATIONS PERFORMANCE
3.6 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT APPROACHES TO IMPROVING OPERATIONS PERFORMANCE
3.7 CASES AND READING
CHAPTER 4
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMPROVING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE
4.3 OPERATIONS ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS IN A SIMPLE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN
4.4 OPERATIONS ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS IH NETWORK
4.5 STRATEGIC ANALYSIS OF PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS 4.6 MANAGEMENT APPROACHES TO IMPROVING GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN PERFORMANCE
4.7 CASES AND READING
CHAPTER 5
5.1 INTRODUCTION
5.2 OPPORTUNITIS FOR PUSHING THE LIMITS OF GLOBAL OPERATIONS PERFORMANCE
5.3 OPERATIONS STRATEGY FRAMEWORK FOR OVERCOMING THE LIMITS TO SOME GLOBAL OPERATIONS PROJECTS
5.4 MANAGEMENT APPROACHES TO SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL OPERATIONS PROJECTS
5.5 OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR MANAGERS IN GLOBAL OPERATIONS
5.6 ONWARD
5.7 CASES AND READING
NOTES
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