Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems [Hardcover]

Thomas E. Vollmann (Author), William L. Berry (Author), D. Clay Whybark (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0786312092 | ISBN-13: 978-0786312092 | Publication Date: March 1, 1997 | Edition: 4

Achieving dramatic improvements in productivity, customer satisfaction and profitability result from applying the latest advances in planning and control systems. In this revised edition, state-of-the-art concepts and proven techniques are combined to offer practical solutions for enhancing the manufacturing process. Updated to reflect the newest ideas and practices, this comprehensive text details recent advances for producing goods and services more efficiently. Dozens of examples illustrate the key concepts for implementing profitable planning, scheduling, production and distribution strategies, including: Intergrating marketing and historical forecast information; Just-in-Time manufacturing; Capacity management in process industries; Customer order promising.

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F. Robert Jacobs is currently department chairman at Indiana University. He has a PH.D from Ohio State and is past Vice President of the Decision Sciences Institute, Information Technology Coordinator for Decision Sciences Institute for 1997, as well as Associate Editor on the board of the Journal of Operations Management. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 896 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 4 edition (March 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786312092
• ISBN-13: 978-0786312092
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,470,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A classic field handbook for manufacturing professionals, August 2, 2000

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Robert A. Giacobbe (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems (Hardcover)

This textbook, which has been around for a number of years and has undergone a few revisions, has become the standard preparatory text for APICS tests and college-level production/operations management courses in dozens of universities.

The content is very broad - it covers almost the entire gamut of P/OM topics to some degree. That may be the only drawback to this book: it so broad in its topical coverage that there may be examples where the authors could have gone deeper in their presentation on specific subjects.

But even so, this charactertistic of being "100 miles wide and a few miles deep" works very well for readers who need a comprehensive primer on P/OM. That would include people just entering the field, or those that need to undestand the primary subject matters and areas of study, to point them in new directions.

I highly recommend this book as a foundation reference guide to your business library. Again, I know of many books that may be deeper in specific areas of P/OM, but I know of no book that encompasses so many topics and does and admirable job of presenting those topics. I would also caution the seasoned, highly-read P/OM professional in buying this book, but leave it for those newcomers to the field.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent reference and resource - A "current classic", July 7, 1998

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This review is from: Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems (Hardcover)

This book is a classic: depth of information over a broad body of knowledge.

The error mentioned by another reviewer appears on p. 488: the "L-bar" term should be squared. Verifying dimensional homogeneity [i.e.that units of measure calculate consistently across the expression and result in "items" {whatever units demand is carried = units of safety stock}]) would alert a reader quickly that the product in the first term is incorrect.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Too wordy and lengthy content to focus the points well, July 11, 2004

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Yu-jen Chen (Taipei, Taiwan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems (Hardcover)

Even if it is taken as the popular textbook for MPC, I'd rather read the another one: "Introduction to the materials management" by Arnold and Chapman. I can not easily catch the points and feel muddled after reading long sections and words in this book. However, the examples and case studies here are worthy to have a big picture for those who are new in this field.