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Operations Management

This subject guide introduces you to some sources of information in Operations Management held in the Pao Yue-kong Library of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. All materials can be found in the Library Catalogue. Internet links to relevant sites can also be accessed via the Library Homepage.

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias & Handbook
Books
Print & Electronic Journals
Audio-Visual Materials
Publications of Associations and Organizations
Publications of Conferences
Electronic Databases

Business & Management
Engineering, Manufacturing
Other Useful Databases
Internet Web Sites
PolyU Examination Paper Database
PolyU Course Scheme Database
PolyU Electronic Theses

 

Dictionaries, Encyclopaedias & Handbooks  [Top]

These provide background material and are often a good place to start your search, as key concepts and terms are explained and a bibliography is often included.

Blackwell encyclopedia of management. Operations management

 REF HD30.15.B455 2005 v.10
Chartered Management Institute dictionary of business and management REF HD30.15.C448 2003
Dictionary of business REF HF1001.D444 2003
Encyclopedia of production and manufacturing management REF TS9.E53 2000
Gower handbook of quality management CIR TS156.G68 2003
Instrument engineers handbook TS156.8.I56 2003
ISO 9000: 2000 : an A-Z guide REF TS156.6.H689 2003
Quality improvement glossary REF HD62.15.S574 2004
Ultimate business dictionary : defining the world of work REF HF1001.U45 2003

 

Books  [Top]

Relevant books within this subject area can be found under subject terms such as:

Production management Industrial management
Operations research

For more specific topics, books can be found under headings such as:

Industrial capacity Production management
Industrial management Production planning
Inventory control Resource allocation
Just-in-time systems Quality assurance
Line of balance Quality control
Production scheduling Materials management
Network analysis planning Production control
Process control Total quality management

To locate the above, perform a subject search, i.e., choose SUBJECT on the OPAC and key in a subject term.

Print & Electronic Journals  [Top]

These provide current information. To find journal titles from the Library Catalogue, click on "Journals" under
"Find Articles, Journals, News". A few examples are:

European
quality 		SER TS156 .A1 Q2
Imperative
 		SER TS176 .I4634

International journal of operations & production management		 SER TS155.A1I63

Journal of operations management		 SER TS155.A1J68
Production and operations management
 		SER TS155.A1 P683

 

Audio Visual Materials [Top]


Audio-visual materials can be viewed/used
within the library, or loaned outside the library (exceptions are those
restricted by copyright or for technical reason).
To find AV materials from the Library Homepage, click on "AV
Collection" under "Find Images, Audios, Videos".

Publications of Associations and Organizations [Top]

Use the name of an association as an
Author Search.

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
Operations Research Society of America
Operational Research Society (Great Britain)
Production and Operations Management Society

 

Publications of Conferences [Top]

These provide information on the latest development of banking and finance. To limit a search to conference publications only, select
Advanced Keyword Search in
Library Catalogue. Under Conference Publication, select Conference Pro from the drop-down list.

Help is always available at the Information Desk in the Library.