The book provides the basic framework for those opting for a career of specialisation as production manager is confronted with the task of analysing and forecasting the production needs, managing production activities, planning production requirements, making strategic production decisions etc. For the study of these problems a reference to the book should prove of immense benefits. The book discusses the various structural design and organisational problems of production management. Operations management deals with the conversion of inputs into outputs using physical resources, in order to provide tangible or intangible utilities (or a combination of both), to the customer. In the process, however, the organisational objectives of effectiveness, efficiency and adoptability are to be maintained. A part from its extensive coverage and lucid presentation, the strength of the book lies in its decision-making approach.