
William J. Stevenson
Author of Operations Management
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Works by William J. Stevenson
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- Gender
- male
- Education
- Syracuse University (BS, Industrial Engineering)
Syracuse University (MBA)
Syracuse University (PhD, Production and Operations Management) - Occupations
- associate professor (business)
textbook author - Organizations
- Rochester Institute of Technology
- Short biography
- [from McGraw-Hill Education website]
Associate professor of Decision Sciences in the College of Business at Rochester Institute of Technology. He teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in operations management and management science. Dr. Stevenson is the author of textbooks in management science, statistics, and operations management. His articles have appeared in Management Science, Decision Sciences, Quality Progress, and other journals. He received a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering, an MBA, and a Ph.D. in production/operations management, from Syracuse University. - Places of residence
- Rochester, New York, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- New York, USA
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Operations Management (The Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin Series Operations and Decision Sciences) by William J. Stevenson
Basic text for operations management course. Works with both strategic and tactical models, for competitiveness, productivity. Begins with good chapter on Forecasting - "because forecasts are the basis for a wide range of decisions..." which are detailed in the remaining chapters. While marketing usually develops the forecast, the reality is that operations is a major user. [63]
Covers business design, systems work, planning, management, quality control, inventory management, supply chain, show more project management, and even simulations. Testing! With subject index. show less
Covers business design, systems work, planning, management, quality control, inventory management, supply chain, show more project management, and even simulations. Testing! With subject index. show less
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