To illustrate the essential elements that go into the smooth and effective running of a manufacturing facility, the authors take you inside the fictitious Hayes Tractor Company. By following its manager, Brian Miller, you'll observe all-too-recognizable problems - from meeting orders in a timely fashion to securing the right people and parts - learn what can be done to solve them, then apply the solutions to your own situation. Gaining Control shows you the detailed steps necessary to gain control by matching plant capacity to production needs using a combination of tools, such as Just-in-Time, MRP II, and finite scheduling, as well as new innovative trends like lean and agile manufacturing - all of which can be used to obtain confusion-free, efficient operations in a single or multiplant environment.
- ISBN10 0471132764
- ISBN13 9780471132769
- Publish Date 29 March 1995 (first published 1 December 1990)
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 14 January 1999
- Publish Country US
- Imprint John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Edition New edition
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 200
- Language English