10Managing in Tomorrow’s Environment

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

•  Identify key areas in which American firms are being challenged and describe the implications for managers and management.

•  Explain common operations management concepts: CAD, CAM, CNC, FMS, EPT, CIM, ACE, AI, MIS, DSS, and ES.

•  Describe key work-force issues and briefly state the implications of each for managers.

•  Identify the likely changes that will take place in the role of the manager and briefly describe their implications.

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