Practical Production Control

A Survival Guide for Planners and Schedulers

Kenneth McKay, Vincent Wiers

• Publisher: J. Ross Publishing
• Year: 2004
• Topic: Business
• eBook ISBN:
  9781604276152
• Subtopic: Operations
• Index: Business

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.

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