Manufacturing Planning and Control Systems (Hardcover)

by Thomas E. Vollmann (Author), William L. Berry (Author), D. Clay Whybark (Author) "In this chapter we describe key functions of the manufacturing planning and control (MPC) system..." (more)
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Product Description
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.

About the Author
David Clay Whybark (Chapel Hill, NC) is on the faculty of the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. 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 the Paperback edition.

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: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #679,751 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Robert A. Giacobbe (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Overpriced, Unsupportive, Mind-Numbing, October 10, 2007

By	N.B. (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management (Hardcover)

I required this book for a class i was taking. Overall this is one of the worst text books i have ever used. The book is filled with somewhat technical and complex information regarding MPC, yet fails to provide topical examples illustrating the principles and theories behind the information. The only reason to ever buy a book this overpriced and disobliging is for a class.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars I hate this Book, November 5, 2006

By	Lobstah "lobstah" (Atlantic Ocean) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management (Hardcover)

This book is terrible and most of my classmates concur. For example chapter 5 alludes to certain statistical methods and in essence completely butchers them. As a student I had to use several other resources to pass my classes as this text is useless. If you are an instructor select something else.