...Chuda Basnet Presents a report on a postal survey of production managers and production management academics carried out in New Zealand. The managers were asked questions about their tasks, responsibilities, and educational needs. The academics provided data on their teaching of production...

...Prem Vrat Notes that the opening up of the Indian economy has led to challenges for industry in terms of needs to improve in quality, cost and response time. Looks at the current situation with regard to operations management, giving details about educational opportunities such as the number...

...Alberto De Toni; Roberto Filippini Reports on the current operations management situation in Italy. Includes a brief historical review looking back to the 1950s. Considers the development of research and education in the field since the 1980s. Gives listings of key institutions, personnel...

... rapidly to tackle the more thorny, unstructured problems. Three important areas are ripe for new research. Education Operations management Research USA MBA students, in particular, are “pulling” for courses on consulting, since consulting companies are major recruiters. Consulting firms...

...Jaume Ribera Considers the current status of operations management in Spain. Describes educational opportunities in the field, looks at operations management and research and concludes with a review of operations management activities at the national level, describing some activities undertaken...

... gives details of research being conducted in the area. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Education Operations management Research USA Operations management (OM) as a field has maintained its status as a mainstream functional area in business and management programs at universities on the west...

... strengths and weaknesses of current research in the field. Looks to the future of operations as a discipline in the UK, suggesting the need for a multi‐disciplinary approach truly tempered with the reality of human behaviour and motivation. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Education Operations management...

.... The comparison of courses will be of interest to all operations management faculty who teach core courses and particularly those who are looking for ideas on how to re‐design courses. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Education Masters of Business Administration Operations management How is operations...

.... Because of the uncertainty in customer demand, process yields and vendor deliveries, students gain insight and facility in managing complex operations with imperfect information. Outlines the structure of ITEC, its educational benefits,and its application within undergraduate, masters and executive...

..., production control, and maintenance, increased training, and better liaison between production,marketing, and design functions. © MCB UP Limited 1989 Career development Production management United Kingdom Education Training The Education, Training and Careers of Production Managers...

...David Rhodes The case is argued for a coherent, conceptual framework for operations management practice, system design and education. The framework described here is concise. It is defined by eight tenets which are individually reinforced by practical examples. The set is central to the philosophy...