Second edition. First edition: 2002. Second edition originally published by Pearson Education Limited, Harlow, UK, 2008 (ISBN 9780273695196). South Asia/India edition: Pearson Education India, 2009 (ISBN 9788131725726). Content identical.

Ch. 1. What is Operations strategy: the two perspectives -- 2. Operations performance -- Ch. 3. Capacity strategy -- Ch. 4. Supply network strategy -- Ch. 5. Process technology strategy -- Ch. 6. Improvement strategy -- Ch. 7. Product and service development and organisation -- Ch. 8. The process of operations strategy: Sustainable alingment-- Ch. 9. The process of operations strategy: Sustainable for Strategy Ch. 10. The process of operations strategy: implementation-- Case studies -- Index.

Advanced textbook on operations strategy for MBA, postgraduate, and advanced undergraduate students. Presents operations strategy as the strategic reconciliation of market requirements with operations resources for competitive advantage. Ten focused chapters cover: operations strategy perspectives; performance objectives; time-based competition and trade-offs; capacity strategy; supply network strategy; process technology strategy; improvement strategy (TQM, lean, BPR, Six Sigma); product/service development; and operations strategy formulation, implementation, and monitoring. Includes Harvard-style case studies and online instructor resources. The second edition adds coverage of ERP, agility, lean interdependence, and supply management implications.