(BQ) Our goal is to make the subject of production and operations management (P/OM) interesting, even exciting, to those who are embarking on a career that involves business of any kind. This includes the business of making profit, as well as notfor-profit applications. Yes, P/OM applies directly to helping people who are under stress (as in humanitarian operations) as well as for everyone striving to have a better life. Since P/OM capabilities deal equally with goods and services, the fields of hospitality, travel, healthcare, education, entertainment, and agriculture are as vital a part of its purview as manufacturing. | Production and Operations Management Systems Sushil Gupta and Martin Starr Production and Operations Management Systems Production and Operations Management Systems Sushil Gupta and Martin Starr CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2014 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original . Government works Version Date: 20131206 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4665-0734-0 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under . Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. For permission to photocopy or use material electronically from this work, please access () or contact the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400. CCC is a not-for-profit organization that provides licenses and registration for a variety of users. For organizations that have been granted a photocopy license by the CCC, a separate system of payment has been .
