Production/operations Management: Concepts, Structure, and Analysis

activity analysis areas assembly assigned average bill of materials breakeven capacity capital chart components conveyor critical path cycle decision theory demand desirable determine developed economic economic order quantity efficiency elements end item EWMA EXAMPLE expected value facility factors FIGURE fixed flow forecast forklift trucks function gross requirements holding cost increase indicate industrial inputs inventory control system inventory level inventory system investment labor layout linear programming load machine manufacturing master schedule material requirements planning materials handling ment methods MRP system net present value North Holland objectives obtained operations optimum order quantity organization organizational output overtime pallet performance period Planned order releases problem process decisions product decisions production plan profit purchase restraints safety stock selection sequence slack solution specific standard stockout strategies structure Subcontract suppliers tableau techniques Tersine tion transportation trucks units usually variable