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Practical Production Control
A Survival Guide for Planners and Schedulers
- 289 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Practical Production Control
A Survival Guide for Planners and Schedulers
About this book
While other books describe production control from an idealistic perspective, this book explains the real work of successful production control. The reader will learn: how the scheduling task can be decomposed and organized; how the production control department can be structured; how to hire and train schedulers; and how software tools can be used to augment the scheduler's skill. Suggestions for setting reasonable expectations for their use and a how to avoid implementation problems are provided. Readers will discover what production control involves beyond MRP-II, Gantt Charts, and other mechanical tools. Numerous assessment tools are also provided and much more.
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Yes, you can access Practical Production Control by Kenneth McKay,Vincent Wiers in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Business & Operations. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- About the Authors
- About APICS
- Chapter 1 - Introduction and Reality Check
- Chapter 2 - Production Control Concepts and Associated Systems
- Chapter 3 - Objectives and Roles
- Chapter 4 - The Functions of Production Control
- Chapter 5 - The Tasks of Production Control
- Chapter 6 - The Hiring and Training of Schedulers and Planners
- Chapter 7 - Information Used in Production Control
- Chapter 8 - MRP and Capacity Analysis
- Chapter 9 - Advanced Planning and Scheduling Systems
- Chapter 10 - Acquiring a Planning and Scheduling Tool
- Chapter 11 - Determining Tool Success
- Chapter 12 - Scheduling Tool Failures
- Chapter 13 - Excel and Visual Basic Tools
- Chapter 14 - Consultants
- Chapter 15 - Uncertainty in Production Control
- Chapter 16 - Managing Bottlenecks
- Chapter 17 - Naughtly Things Others Do
- Chapter 18 - Self-Inflicted Wounds
- Chapter 19 - Production Control at Different Points in a Firm's Cycle
- Chapter 21 - Finale
- References and Suggested Reading
- Index