COMPETITIVES MANUFACTURING MANAGEMENT

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The management concepts and principles described in this book will guide manufacturing practice for the next few decades, at least. Key Features: Introduction of JIT & TQM.A comprehensive book on manufaturing management.The management concepts and principles described in this book will guide manufacturing practice for the next decades,at least.

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: John Nicholas Professor Of Management Science Loyola University -Chicago Nicholas received his PhD in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University and has a BS in Aeronautical Engineering and an MBA in Systems Analysis from the University of Illinois. He is author of "Managing Business and Engineering Projects", a Prentice Hall text. Nicholas has taught for 18 years at Loyola, at the undergraduate and MBA level and has worked in or consulted with many companies, of note-Continental Illinois Bank, Price Waterhouse, ITT, and Lockheed Aircraft. Table of Content: Chapter 1.Race without a finish line PART I: CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, WASTE ELIMINATION, CUSTOMER FOCUS Chapter 2.Fundamental of Continuous improvementChapter 3.JIT: Value Added and Waste eliminationChapter 4.TQM: Customer-focused quality PART II: ELEMENTS OF LEARN PRODUCTION Chapter 5.Small-lot productionChapter 6.Set-up productionChapter 7.Maintaining and improvement equipmentChapter 8.Pull production systemThousand factories and group technologyChapter 10.Workcells and cellular manufacturingChapter 11.Standard operation PART III: QUALITY PRODUCTS, QUALITY PROCESS Chapter 12.Quality of DesignChapter 13.Quality inspection and Statistical samplingChapter 14.Statistical Process ControlChapter 15.System for Eliminating Defects PART IV:SIMPLIFIED PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM Chapter 16.Scheduling for Smooth FlowChapter 17.Synchronizing and Balancing ProcessesChapter 18. Planning and Control in pull Production PART V: BEYOND THE PRODUCTION SYSTEM Chapter 19.Managing the supply chainChapter 20.Activity-Based Costing Chapter 21.Perfomance Measurement: Making Bean Counting Relevant Appendix: MRP-Based Production Planning and Scheduling