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Small Business

Production/Operations Management

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  • © 1987
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Authors:
  1. Terry Hill
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Part of the book series: Small Business (SBUI)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Principles of the Production/Operations Management Task

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Production/Operations Management in a Small Business

      • Terry Hill
      Pages 3-18

    3. Analysis of the Production/Operations Process

      • Terry Hill
      Pages 19-42

  3. Major Determinants of the Pom Task

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 43-43
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    2. Getting to Know Your Market and Your Business

      • Terry Hill
      Pages 45-54

    3. Developing and Reviewing Products or Services

      • Terry Hill
      Pages 55-78

    4. Defining and Determining Capacity

      • Terry Hill
      Pages 79-103

  4. Production/Operations Planning and Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. How to Plan and Control the Production/Operations System

      • Terry Hill
      Pages 107-137

    3. The Functions of Inventory and its Control in Production/Operations

      • Terry Hill
      Pages 138-149

    4. How to Study and Analyse Production/Operations Work

      • Terry Hill
      Pages 150-175

    5. Purchasing

      • Terry Hill
      Pages 176-194

    6. Payment Systems and Employee Policies

      • Terry Hill
      Pages 195-208

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 209-219
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This text is concerned with the Production/Operations function in small businesses. While the POM function is a key area of management in any business it is of paramount importance in a smaller firm. Small Business: Production/Operations Management addresses the essential managerial tasks within the POM area. It features a review of small business problems and discusses the responsibilities embodied in the POM task - production/operations processes, the choice of process and the compromises involved in that choice. In addition Terry Hill addresses the key issues of capacity, purchasing, design and marketing of products and services, inventory payment systems and employee policies. In common with other titles in the Macmillan Small Business series, Small Business: Production/Operations Management will be useful for practitioners as well as for students of small business.

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