Engineering

For courses in inventory planning and control.

An exploration of the analysis and control of production systems.

• each chapter focuses on one of the primary activities that compose the analysis and control function.

• emphasizes the process of production decision making.

• relates the techniques to the kind of industrial environment (i.e., production system organization) in which they are most likely to be usefully applied.

• includes examples throughout.

  • extensive end-of-chapter problems with a solution manual

• in-depth treatments of inventory systems and job sequencing and scheduling.

• Topics include:

  • The Autoregressive (AR) Model

  • The Moving Average (MA) Model

  • The Mixed Autoregressive Moving Average (ARMA) Model

  • Safety Stocks and Service Levels

  • The ABC Classification System

  • MRP Using Matrix Structures

  • Computing Requirements Using Submatrix Structure

  • Comparison between MRP and MRP II

  • Software Structure of MRP II

  • Two Machines Synchronous Systems

  • Push and Pull Production Systems

1. Introduction.


2. Forecasting and Time-series Analysis.


3. Inventory Systems.


4. Aggregate Poduction Planning.


5. Material Requirements Planning.


6. Project Planning and Scheduling.


7. Job Sequencing and Operations Scheduling.


8. New Directions in Batch and Discrete-parts Production Systems.


Appendix A. Proof of Equation.


Appendix B. Tables of Standard Normal Distribution and t- Distribution.


Appendix C. Table of the Loss Integral for a Standard Normal Distribution.


Index.

Inventory Planning and Control [CORE TEXTS] (Industrial Engineering)
Production Planning and Inventory Control [CORE TEXTS] (Decision Science)

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