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Operations
Management in the
Supply Chain

Decisions and Cases Eighth Edition

Roger G. Schroeder
Susan Meyer Goldstein

Carlson School of Management
University of Minnesota

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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN

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The McGraw-Hill Education Series
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About the Authors

Roger G. Schroeder

is the Frank A. Donaldson Chair Emeritus in Supply Chain and Operations Management at the Curtis L. Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. He received B.S. and MSIE degrees in Industrial Engineering with high distinction from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. from Northwestern University. He held positions in the Carlson School of Management as Director of the Ph.D. program, Chair of the Operations and Management Science Department, and Co-Director of the Joseph M. Juran Center for Leadership in Quality. Professor Schroeder has obtained research grants from the National Science Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and the American Production and Inventory Control Society. His research is in the areas of quality management, operations strategy, and high-performance manufacturing, and he is among the most widely published and cited researchers in the field of operations management. He has been selected as a member of the University of Minnesota Academy of Distinguished Teachers and is a recipient of the Morse Award for outstanding teaching. Professor Schroeder received the lifetime achievement award in operations management from the Academy of Management, and he is a Fellow of the Decision Sciences Institute and a Fellow of the Production and Operations Management Society. Professor Schroeder has consulted widely with numerous organizations, including 3M, Honeywell, General Mills, Motorola, Golden Valley Foods, and Prudential Life Insurance Company.