Business

For undergraduate/graduate courses in Materials Management, Operations Management, Planning/Control.

Designed to take students beyond the problems included in introductory texts on production and inventory control, this casebook features 35 examples of the problems that production and inventory management professionals face throughout their working lives. The casebook is coordinated with the text Introduction to Materials Management by Arnold and Chapman—but is appropriate as a companion to any core production/inventory control text—and is available in customized format via Prentice Hall's JIT Custom Publishing program.

• Smaller, focused cases–Allows a better understanding of application and integration of concepts.

  • Provides instructors and students with a more viable alternative to the often too-large cases that overshadow the basics with their complexity.

• Various levels of difficulty–Includes a wide variety of case complexity, with the more challenging cases requiring students to think about the management issues involved in their decisions on the job.

  • Allows instructors the flexibility to customize their course to meet the needs of their students or to emphasize specific concepts.

• Emphasis on critical thinking–In all cases, readers have to think beyond the pure "formula application" problem typically found in many textbooks.

  • Requires readers to apply multiple concepts and to consider the solution in the context of the situation, as opposed to merely finding an answer.

• Linked to Introduction to Materials Management by Arnold and Chapman–The Table of Contents lists related chapters in Arnold and Chapman.

  • Provides a convenient cross-reference for instructors using the Arnold/Chapman text.

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CASE 1: CostMart Warehouse (Physical Inventory).


CASE 2: Johnston Products (PAC).


CASE 3: Kathy's Kreamy Kreations (Process Design).


CASE 4: Let's Party! (Purchasing).


CASE 5: Northcutt Bikes I: The Production Planning Problem (Production Planning).


CASE 6: Fran's Flower Shop (Process Design).


CASE 7: Acme Polybob Company (MRP).


CASE 8: Wescott Products (MPS).


CASE 9: Sangster Manufacturing I: Aggregate Production Plan (Production Plan/MPS).


CASE 10: Sangster Manufacturing II: Master Production Schedule (MPS).


CASE 11: Atlantic Electric I: The Surprise Backorder (MPS).


CASE 12: Atlantic Electric II: The Short Shipment (MRP).


CASE 13: Connory Manufacturing (Purchasing).


CASE 14: Consolidated Weedcutters (MRP).


CASE 15: The Case of the Vanishing Inventory (MRP).


CASE 16: Your Office Warehouse (Inventory).


CASE 17: Sandbar Beach Hotel (Long-range Capacity).


CASE 18: Crofts Printing Company (PAC).


CASE 19: Carl's Computers (Inventory).


CASE 20: Happy Wanderer, Motor Home Company (Business Organization).


CASE 21: Mighty Mountain Bikes, Inc. (Forecasting).


CASE 22: Northcutt Bikes II: The Forecasting Problem (Forecasting).


CASE 23: Melrose Products (Process Design).


CASE 24: The Competitive Bidding Trap (Inventory).


CASE 25: Cranfield Manufacturing Company (MRP).


CASE 26: Moto-Tractor Company (Products/Design).


CASE 27: Northcutt Bikes III: The Service Department (Inventory).


CASE 28: MyTowne Food Stores (Warehousing).


CASE 29: Manchester Manufacturing (Consolidation).


CASE 30: Metal Specialties, Inc. (Transportation).


CASE 31: Mid West Tile Company (Transportation).


CASE 32: Skimmer Watercraft (Transportation).


CASE 33: Bremer Packaging (JIT).


CASE 34: Murphy Manufacturing (JIT).


CASE 35: Accent Oak Furniture Company (Quality).

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

 

"I think it is important for cases to have a 'real life' feel to keep the [reader's] interest. These cases could have actually happened in a real-life setting today. Also, the cases require an in-depth and logical thought process to solve them. This is important in the learning process. Good job!" — Doug Kopsik, Greenville Technical College

This casebook presents 35 cases that illustrate, the problems facing production and inventory managers. In addition to serving as a companion to Introduction to Materials Management, by Arnold and Chapman, the casebook is also an excellent stand-alone resource.

Key Benefits of the Casebook

Rather than merely applying a formula and finding an answer, users learn to apply multiple concepts, and also to consider the solution in the context of the situation. In addition, the more challenging cases require the users to think about management issues involved in their on-the-job decisions.

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• Introduction to Materials Management Casebook, Revised Edition, 2/E
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  Arnold, Chapman & Clive | ©2008 | Prentice Hall | Cloth; 528 pages