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Sports and Leisure Operations Management focuses on the operations management of games, events, experiences and activities within the world of Sport. All operations provide goods and services by devising processes which transform or change the state or condition to produce output. Sport and related activites are no exception. The operations manager is responsible for the activities, decision-making and duties associated with manageing the transformation process. This text explains and explores the process of operations management within the Sport and Leisure context. It is divided into six parts: sport and leisure in context, the design of sport and leisure facilities, inventory management, operations strategy, and merchandising and marketing. The final section provides real-life cases to set the text into context.