Managing innovation and operations in the 21st century / Jose Arturo Garza-Reyes, Vikas Kumar, Juan Luis Martinez-Covarrubias, and Ming K. Lim.

Includes index.

"This book is for directors, consultants, practitioners, and professionals aspiring to effectively manage operations, but is targeted at applying innovation to the management of operations, including supply chains. It is appropriate for those establishing a career in innovation and operations management. This book will: Equip readers with understanding of the nature of innovation, operations management concepts, business models, methods and tools; Explore best practices and most commonly used operations and innovation business models, methods, and tools used by successful organisations; Consider particular operational issues directly impact the competitiveness of organisations"--Provided by publisher.