TY - BOOK AU - Chapman,Stephen N TI - The fundamentals of production planning and control SN - 013017615X AV - TS176 .C454 2006 PY - 2006/// CY - Upper Saddle River, NJ PB - Pearson/Prentice Hall KW - Production planning KW - Automation KW - Production control KW - Computer integrated manufacturing systems N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Table Of Contents; Preface ; CHAPTER 1 Overview of Planning and Control ; 1.1 Manufacturing versus Service Operations; 1.2 Customer Influence in Design: Production Environmental Choices; 1.3 Process Categories; 1.4 Order Winners and Qualifiers; 1.5 Business Environment Issues; 1.6 Process Analysis and Information Flows; 1.7 General Information Flows; 1.8 Book Structure; Key Terms; Summary; Discussion Questions; References; CHAPTER 2 Forecasting Fundamentals ; 2.1 Fundamental Principles of Forecasting; 2.2 Major Categories of Forecasts; Qualitative Forecasting; Quantitative Forecasting-Causal; Quantitative Forecasting-Time Series; 2.3 Forecast Errors; 2.4 Computer Assistance; Key Terms; Summary; References; Discussion Questions; Exercises; CHAPTER 3 Sales and Operations Planning ; 3.1 Purpose of Sales and Operations Planning; 3.2 General Design of Sales and Operations Planning; 3.3 Approaches to Sales and Operations Planning; Make-to-Stock View of an S&OP; Make-to-Order View of an S&OP; 3.4 Strategies for Sales and Operations Planning; Some Techniques; Trade-off Approaches; 3.5 Balancing Resources in Sales and Operations Planning; 3.6 Discussion: A Simple Example; Chase; Level; Combination; 3.7 Qualitative Issues; 3.8 Some Business Environment Issues; Key Terms; Summary; References; Discussion Questions; Exercises; CHAPTER 4 The Master Schedule ; 4.1 Background and Links to the S&OP; 4.2 Master Schedule Horizon; 4.3 Time Fences; 4.4 Sources of Demand; 4.5 Basic Methodology; 4.6 Impact of Product Environment; 4.7 General Approach to Master Schedule Development; 4.8 Available-to-Promise Logic; 4.9 Planning Options in an ATO Environment; 4.10 The Two-Level Master Schedule; 4.11 Some Notes on the Master Scheduling Responsibility; 4.12 Demand Management Overview; 4.13 Elements of Demand Management; Key Terms; Summary; References; Discussion Questions and Problems; CHAPTER 5 Inventory Management ; 5.1 Basic Concepts of Inventory; 5.2 Categories of Inventory; 5.3 The Basic Inventory Lot Sizing Model-Economic Order Quantity (EOQ); 5.4 Basic Independent Demand Inventory Reorder Models; 5.5 Inventory Control; Location Approaches for Stockrooms and Warehouses; Maintaining Inventory Data Accuracy; Obtaining Accurate Inventory Records; Key Terms; Summary; References; Discussion Questions and Problems; CHAPTER 6 Material Requirements Planning ; 6.1 Background and Fundamental Concepts; The Problem with Reorder Points; 6.2 Bills of Material; 6.3 The MRP "Explosion"; Common Lot Sizing Rules; 6.4 Other MRP Issues; Generation of Data; Updating Information; Exception Messages; Other Sources of Demand; 6.5 Potential MRP Challenges; 6.6 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); 6.7 Business Environment Issues; Key Terms; Summary; References; Discussion Questions and Problems; CHAPTER 7 Capacity Management ; 7.1 Capacity Definitions; 7.2 Rough-Cut Capacity Planning; 7.3 Capacity Requirements Planning (CRP); 7.4 Input/Output Control (I/O); 7.5 Capacity Measures; 7.6 General Approach to Capacity Management; Key Terms; Summary; References; Discussion Questions and Problems; CHAPTER 8 Production Activity Control ; 8.1 General PAC Information and Data; 8.2 Prioritizing Work; Scheduling in MRP and "Pull" Production Environments; 8.3 Scheduling; 8.4 Loading; Infinite Loading; Finite Loading; 8.5 Corrective Actions; Key Terms; Summary; References; Discussion Questions and Problems; CHAPTER 9 Lean Production and JIT ; 9.1 Fundamental Concepts; 9.2 Some Impacts on Capacity; 9.3 The Pull System; The Bicycle Example Revisited; The "Down Side" of the Change; 9.4 Kanban; How It Works 209 Kanban Rules; Number of Kanban Cards; Kanban Card Alternatives; Setting Priorities with Kanban; 9.5 Using the Kanban System for Process Improvement; 9.6 Master Scheduling and Lean Production; 9.7 Are MRP and Kanban Compatible?; Key Terms; Summary; References; Discussion Questions; CHAPTER 10 Fundamentals of the Theory of Constraints ; 10.1 Fundamental Principles of the Theory of Constraints; 10.2 Understanding and Managing the Constraint; 10.3 Improving the Process Using TOC Principles; 10.4 Impact on Operations Strategy; 10.5 General Types of Constraints Causes; 10.6 Logistics and the Theory of Constraints; 10.7 Scheduling and the Theory of Constraints; 10.8 Multiple Time Buffers; 10.9 Control Points and Batches; 10.10 Major Steps in Using the Drum-Buffer-Rope Method; Key Terms; Summary; References; Discussion Questions; CHAPTER 11 "Partnering" Functions: Purchasing and Distribution ; 11.1 Purchasing Information Issues; 11.2 Purchasing Responsibilities for Material Procurement; 11.3 Distribution Requirements Planning; Basic DRP Structure; Key Data Requirements; The Bill of Distribution; Using the BOD for DRP; DRP in a Lean Production "Pull" Environment; Key Terms; Summary; References; Discussion Questions and Problems; CHAPTER 12 System Integration and Implementation ; 12.1 General System Design and Selection; 12.2 "Push," "Pull," or Somewhere in Between?; Hybrid System #1 MRP with Lean Principles; Hybrid System #2 Kanban with MRP Planning; Hybrid System #3 Using MRP for Capacity and Long Lead Time Items; Hybrid System #4 Pull Systems with "Spike" Control; Focus on the Point of Customization; 12.3 General Implementation Approaches; Major Process Steps in Implementation; Summary; Discussion Questions; Index ER -