Practical Production Control: A Survival Guide for Planners and SchedulersWhile 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. |
Contents
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Information Systems | 18 |
Production Control in Practice | 29 |
Minimal Production Control | 44 |
The Tasks of Production Control | 57 |
Changes to Tasks | 70 |
Performance Evaluation | 85 |
Information Used in Production Control | 89 |
Classes of Success | 151 |
Towards A1 | 158 |
Supply Chain Management Projects | 171 |
Summary | 185 |
Taking Control | 199 |
Nine Aspects of Bottleneck Management | 208 |
Supporting Actors | 224 |
Summary | 240 |
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