Production Planning and Control (Industrial Engineering Series Textbooks)

Author: Pan Ershun
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Publish Date: 2003-08-16
Features: This book systematically introduces the theory, basic concepts, systems, and methods of production planning and control. Production planning and control are important parts of modern production and operations management and also core modules in the widely popular Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. The book is divided into three main parts, totaling 10 chapters. The first part, which is Chapter 1, proposes the basic concepts of production management and discusses the composition of modern enterprise production systems, production types, the organization of production processes, and the basic concepts of production planning and control. The second part is the core of the book, systematically introducing the production planning and control system. It covers Chapters 2 to 8. It focuses on the demand forecasting analysis methods for production planning and control. Comprehensive production planning, master production scheduling, material requirements planning, capacity planning, workshop operation planning and control, and inventory analysis and control based on independent demand are also elaborated in this part. The third part, which includes Chapters 9 and 10, introduces project progress planning and control suitable for job-shop production, as well as just-in-time production planning and control. This book can serve as a textbook or main reference for production planning and control-related courses in industrial engineering or business administration programs at universities and colleges. It can also be used as a reference book or training material for production management personnel in enterprises.