OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: DECISIONS & CASES (Mcgraw-hill Series Operations and Decision Sciences)
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ISBN: 9780077835439
Author: Roger G Schroeder, M. Johnny Rungtusanatham, Susan Meyer Goldstein
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 2, Problem 3DQ
An operations manager was heard complaining, “The boss never listens to me—all the boss wants from me is to avoid making waves. I rarely get any capital to improve operations.”
- a. Does the business have an operations strategy?
- b. What should be done about the situation?
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