Raturi's Principles of Operations Management is an abbreviated operations management text aimed specifically at the 4 to 10 week long MBA-level OM course.
Very Accessible Format: This text includes chapter introduction with concepts clearly identified, OM Principle boxes that provide reviews of material just covered, and bulleted chapter summaries that will help students handle what is often considered difficult material.
Quantitative materials receive full coverage and practice problems on the CD-Rom. If an instructor wishes to include the mathematical materials, they are readily available. However no text space is used for materials that are often not included in an abbreviated course.
End-of-chapter Materials: These exercises include extensive review and discussion questions as well as several internet projects. These will be very useful for student review as well as in-class or online activities.
Experience OM Activity: Found at the end of each chapter, these experiential activities provide team-based learning in- or outside of the classroom.