Improving Operations Management: Water & Sewerage introduces the major methods of improving operations management and their applications in the water and sewerage systems. This is an important contemporary worldwide issue, especially in the developing countries with newly built sewerage systems; where, scientific styles and methods of decision making and management would require being further trained, extended and encouraged. The book presents an interdisciplinary approach to the problem, including theories and practices; engineering management; quality control and productivity; organizational improvement and optimization; personnel well being and quality of life; performance and other relevant indices; regulations and standards; measurement and information systems and analyses; cost optimizations and financial engineering; case studies and reengineering.