This groundbreaking text builds upon introductory operations management courses and presents conceptual frameworks to help students recognize and meet strategic international operations management challenges. Using a combination of original text, cases, and readings, Global Operations Management approaches its topic from the perspective of current American business, and emphasizes innovative projects undertaken to capture the promise of global competitive advantage. A very thoughtful selection of readings, many written by out most influential business scholars (e.g., Porter, Deming, Hofstede) helps students relate the cases to broader operations experience and issues.

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTIONCHAPTER 2: OPERATIONS IN GLOBAL BUSINESS STRATEGYTextCASES:-- "Case Studies in Global Competition: Patterns of Success and Failure," Michael R. Cvar in COMPETITION IN GLOBAL INDUSTRIES, Michael E. Porter Editor, Harvard Business School Press, 1986 -- "PW Minor and Son" by Eric Mankin under the supervision of M. Therese Flaherty, HBS, 1986 -- "Note on the U.S. Footwear Industry" by Eric Mankin under the supervision of M. Therese Flaherty, HBS, 1986 -- "Kodak Business Images Systems Division," by Keith Cerny and Andrew Bartmess under the supervision of Steven C. Wheelwright and M. Therese Flaherty, HBS, 1992 -- "Applichem (A)" by M. Therese Flaherty, HBS, 1986 -- "GE/RCA Consumer Electronics: The GE Brand Television Decision" by Timothy C. Wright under the supervision of Edward W. Davis, HBS, 1988 READINGS: -- Bartlett, Christopher and Sumantra Ghoshal, "Managing across Borders: New Strategic Requirements," SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 1987 -- C. K. Prahalad and Gary Hamel, "The Core Competence of the Corporation," HBS, 1990 CHAPTER 3: IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS PERFORMANCE Text CASES: -- "Learners as Producers: Hyundai Heavy Industries, the World's Largest Shipbuilder," by Alice Amaden, JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT, 1989-- "Small Group Activity at Musashi Semiconductor Works," by William H. Davidson, SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 1982-- "Building a Strategic Alliance: The Hermosillo Experience as a Ford-Mazde Proving Ground," by Robert W. Haigh, THE COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF WORLD BUSINESS, 1992-- "Chaparral Steel: Rapid Product and Process Development," by Gil Preuss under the supervision of Dorothy Leonard-Barton, HBS,1992-- "The Cyclone Grinder" by Laurie Poklop under the direction of Peter Lawrence, Corporate Design Foundation, Boston 1991READINGS;-- Jaikumar, Ramchandran, "Post-Industrial Manufacturing," HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW, 1986-- Krafcik, John F., "Triumph of the Lead Production System," SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 1988CHAPTER 4: COORDINATING INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY NETWORKSTextCASES:-- "Emerson Electric Company ACP Division: The Fan Subpack Sourcing Decision," by Edward W. Davis, U. of Virginia 1993-- "CCT: Costs and Disruptions in the International Supply Chain," by David Levy, 1994-- "Sport Obermeyer, Ltd.," by Janice H. Hammond and Ananth Raman, HBS, 1994-- "Honeywell Pace (A)," by Kasra Ferdows, INSEAD, 1994-- "Hewlett-Packard: DeskJet Printer Supply Chain (A)," by Laura Rock Kopczak and Hau L. Lee, Stanford University Department of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management, 1994 READINGS:-- Hau L. Lee and Corey Billington, "Managing Supply Chain Inventory: Pitfalls and Opportunities," SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 1992--C.K. Prahalad and Yves Doz, "An Approach to Strategic Control in MNCs," SLOAN MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 1981CHAPTER 5: EXPLORING GLOBAL PRODUCT AND PROCESS OPPORTUNITIESTextCASES:-- "International Sourcing at Intercon," by Eric Mankin under the supervision of Therese Flaherty, HBS, 1991-- "Intercon Japan," by Kazuhiro Mishina under the supervision of Therese Flaherty, HBS, 1991-- "The Global Iron Proposal (A)," by M. Therese Flaherty with assistance of Barbara Feinberg, HBS, 1991-- "The Global Iron Proposal (B)," by M. Therese Flaherty with the assistance of Barbara Feinberg, HBS, 1991-- "Ruentex Industries Ltd, and Liz Claiborne Inc.," by Jill S. Dalby under the supervision of Therese Flaherty, HBS, 1990-- "Liz Claiborne and Ruentex: Building the Relationship," by Jill S. Dalby under the supervision of M. Therese Flaherty, HBS, 1990READINGS:-- Michael E. McGrath and Richard W. Hoole, "Manufacturing's New Economies of Scale," HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW, 1992-- Perlmutter, Howard, "The Tortuous Evolution of the Multinational Corporation, " COLUMBIA JOURNAL OF WORLD BUSINESS, 1969-- M. Therese Flaherty, "Coordinating International Manufacturing and Technology," in COMPETITION ON GLOBAL INDUSTRIES, ed. Michael E. Porter, Harvard Business School Press, 1986