This introduction to manufacturing management considers historical practices and the natural behaviour laws at work in factories, before going on to examine operating policies and strategic objectives. Recent trends and issues, including JIT concepts, TQM and the theory of constraints are covered. In addition, all traditional methods of manufacturing planning and controls are examined, and others introduced - conwip, cadet, protracks and hyper-jit.
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Increased number of assignment problems.
Job design and human factor material shortened.
Increase in illustrative graphics.
More solved examples illustrating key concepts.
Framework provides an intuitive understanding of the dynamics at work in manufacturing processes.
Theoretical and mathematical underpinnings are included in the appendixes.
Integrates within the framework detailed coverage of topics such a JIT, TQM, constraint theory, and other recent advances.
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