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Practical Production Control : A Survival Guide for Planners and Schedulers

Title: Practical Production Control : A Survival Guide for Planners and Schedulers
Author: Kenneth N. McKay and Vincent C.S. Wiers
ISBN: 1932159304 / 9781932159301
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 288
Publisher: J.ROSS Publishing
Year: 2004
Availability: Out of Stock

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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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• Provides assessment tools for determining the extent of a scheduling problem, its stability, and how well scheduling is being performed
• Offers methodologies for setting reasonable expectations for scheduling systems use and ways to avoid implementation problems
• Demystifies and explains Advanced Planning Systems (APS) and other scheduling systems
• Clarifies what production control involves beyond MRP-II, Gantt charts, and other mechanical tools
• Provides a list of key messages for quick review by the busy professional at the beginning of each chapter
• WAV features free downloadable supplements designed to help you assess your production control operations with tips for making improvements

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Foreword
Preface
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
About APICS
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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 : Naughty Things Others Do
Chapter 18 : Self-Inflicted Wounds
Chapter 19 : Production Control at Different Points
Chapter 20 : Finale

References and Suggested Reading
Index

 

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