Manufacturing - General & Miscellaneous, Production & Operations Management, Organizational Behavior - General & Miscellaneous, General & Heavy Industry - General & Miscellaneous
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Overview
This new text offers an up-to-date look at production systems,the dynamic backbone of modern manufacturing and service. Based upon their experience as teachers,engineers in industry,and consultants,the authors provide a problem-driven approach to planning,controlling,and integrating production in a changing global environment. Topics covered include the evolution of production systems,problem solving,forecasting,aggregate planning,inventory,materials requirements,planning,scheduling,project management,and integrated production planning and control.Editorials
Booknews
A text on production systems, taking a problem-driven approach to planning, controlling, and integrating production in a changing global environment. Coverage spans the production paradigm through problem solving, inventory, and project planning. Learning features include example scenarios, models, solution algorithms, some 550 homework problems, and mini-cases with questions. Some problems require computer use. Separate sections are devoted to evolution and software for each topic. For upper level industrial engineering students and MBA programs with courses focusing on production. Assumes familiarity with basic statistics and operations research. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.Book Details
Published
February 1, 1997
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co.
Pages
605
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780070576827