Practical Production Control: A Survival Guide for Planners and Schedulers

Kenneth N. McKay, Vincent C. S. Wiers9781932159301, 1932159304

Focusing on discrete part manufacturing with batches, operations, and routings, this guide suggests ways to identify limiting factors for improved production control and bump production control up a notch. McKay (University of Waterloo) and Wiers (VCS consulting) offer their advice on organizing the work day, choosing and acquiring software, hiring and training a new planner, performing the MRP approach to capacity analysis, dealing with uncertainty, and managing bottlenecks.