Planning and Control of Manufacturing Operations: 3 (Oliver Wight Companies) - Tapa dura

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JOHN KENWORTHY is a Professor of Industrial Studies at the University of Liverpool with a PhD from Oxford University, and is a partner at the Manufacturing and Logistics Group, a private consultancy specializing in manufacturing and logistics problems. He has served as National President of the Institute of Operations Management (formerly BPICS).

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Effective planning and control of manufacturing operations enable businesses to achieve maximum profitability by reducing uncertainty at all stages of the manufacturing process. This unique, one-stop resource offers an easy-to-follow overview of the principles and practices of manufacturing control, emphasizing practical approaches to and techniques for operations issues rather than theoretical discussions. As the probes the growing manufacturing control dilemma, author John Kenworthy explores the roles and impacts of such factors as mass and batch production, the advent of computers, planning compromises, and the development of Manufacturing Resources Planning (MRP II). It turns out that many problems are common to different types of manufacturing enterprises, and Kenworthy offers a wealth of proven, practical solutions that can dramatically increase overall performance. There are strategic end-of-chapter exercises designed to help you assimilate important points, along with complete information on:

• Achieving control—including order points, periodic reviews, stock projections, target levels, Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
• Master scheduling—constructing a feasible operations schedule
• Manufacturing orders—covering the complete life cycle—requirements, receipts, nomenclature
• Bills of materials—controlling yields and shrinkages, phantom bills, option planning
• Sales forecasting—reducing lead time, maintaining accuracy, direct and indirect extrapolation, the Pareto principle
• Continuous improvement—Just In Time (JIT), reducing change-over times, movement/transport times, kanban control, purchasing

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Effective planning and control of manufacturing operations enable businesses to achieve maximum profitability by reducing uncertainty at all stages of the manufacturing process. This unique, one-stop resource offers an easy-to-follow overview of the principles and practices of manufacturing control, emphasizing practical approaches to and techniques for operations issues rather than theoretical discussions. As the probes the growing manufacturing control dilemma, author John Kenworthy explores the roles and impacts of such factors as mass and batch production, the advent of computers, planning compromises, and the development of Manufacturing Resources Planning (MRP II). It turns out that many problems are common to different types of manufacturing enterprises, and Kenworthy offers a wealth of proven, practical solutions that can dramatically increase overall performance. There are strategic end-of-chapter exercises designed to help you assimilate important points, along with complete information on:

• Achieving control--including order points, periodic reviews, stock projections, target levels, Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
• Master scheduling--constructing a feasible operations schedule
• Manufacturing orders--covering the complete life cycle--requirements, receipts, nomenclature
• Bills of materials--controlling yields and shrinkages, phantom bills, option planning
• Sales forecasting--reducing lead time, maintaining accuracy, direct and indirect extrapolation, the Pareto principle
• Continuous improvement--Just In Time (JIT), reducing change-over times, movement/transport times, kanban control, purchasing