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Operations Strategy

A Value Chain Approach

Authors:

  1. David Walters
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  • Adopts a value chain approach, which is a new and innovative way of approaching the Operations Strategy area
    David Walters is a well respected and prolific author in the Operations/logistics area

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Developing a view of strategic operations management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-12
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    3. Perspectives of Value

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      Pages 25-35

    4. Value as a Business Concept

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      Pages 36-58

  3. Existing value chains

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 247-249
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    2. Industry Value Chains

      • David Walters
      Pages 250-264

    3. Corporate Value Chains

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      Pages 265-280

    4. Value and Value Chains in Healthcare

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      Pages 281-297

    5. Value and Value Chains in Education

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      Pages 298-310

  4. Configuring the value chain, structure and performance

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 311-313
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    2. Configuring the Value Chain: 1

      • David Walters
      Pages 314-342
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About this book

This text is designed to be appropriate for Operations Strategy modules at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. It combines knowledge management, relationship management and advances in technology to inform the development of strategic advantage. The text adopts a value chain approach and contains a number of features to aid the learning process - chapter introductions, chapter summaries, further reading and boxed features.
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About the author

DAVID WALTERS is Professor of Marketing and Head of the Business Department in the Division of Economic and Financial Studies at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.
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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Operations Strategy

  • Book Subtitle: A Value Chain Approach

  • Authors: David Walters

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4039-1446-0

  • Publisher: Red Globe Press London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave Business & Management Collection, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2002

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 400

  • Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave

  • Topics: Operations Management

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