An Introduction to Production and Inventory Control

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Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction....Pages 3-5 Control....Pages 6-10 Natural laws....Pages 11-14 Characterizing demand....Pages 15-20 Characterizing production processes....Pages 21-24 Front Matter....Pages 25-25 The advantages of systems....Pages 27-30 Functions of stocks and causes of waiting time....Pages 31-44 Production for stocks or to order....Pages 45-50 The fundamental structure of production control....Pages 51-62 Decision rules in the case of continuous production....Pages 63-69 Decision rules in intermittent production....Pages 70-83 Determination of the re-order level and safety stock....Pages 84-92 Determination of the replenishment batch size....Pages 93-101 Mutual influence of B and Q ....Pages 102-104 Practical execution of an ordering system....Pages 105-113 Standards for stock management....Pages 114-119 Chains of stocks....Pages 120-129 Principal laws of planning....Pages 130-131 Front Matter....Pages 133-133 Practical example of the stock management of electronic components....Pages 135-143 Back Matter....Pages 145-146