...an essential reading for both skilled managers in the manufacturing field...and students in manufacturing business and industrial engineering. - Studies in Informatics and Control

• Core concepts:Dynamics of industrial competition. The concept of added value.The major international manufacturing management functions: Dynamics of materials flow. Planning hierarchies and timescales: the master production schedule. Fundamentals of manufacturing resources planning (MRP). OPT and synchronous manufacturing. The JIT approach. Total productive maintenance.Managing the logistics interface: Purchasing - achieving quality and value.Global issues: Physical distribution. Total quality management - tools and techniques. Manufacturing strategy. Manufacturing performance monitoring.

...an essential reading for both skilled managers in the manufacturing field...and students in manufacturing business and industrial engineering. - Studies in Informatics and Control

• Core concepts:Dynamics of industrial competition. The concept of added value.The major international manufacturing management functions: Dynamics of materials flow. Planning hierarchies and timescales: the master production schedule. Fundamentals of manufacturing resources planning (MRP). OPT and synchronous manufacturing. The JIT approach. Total productive maintenance.Managing the logistics interface: Purchasing - achieving quality and value.Global issues: Physical distribution. Total quality management - tools and techniques. Manufacturing strategy. Manufacturing performance monitoring.