Operations Management (McGraw-Hill Series in Operations and Decision Sciences)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780078024108
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1, Problem 5DRQ
Briefly discuss each of these terms related to the historical evolution of operations management:
a. Industrial Revolution
b. Scientific management
c. Interchangeable parts
d. Division of labor
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