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A must-read for manufacturing and quality professionals responsible for distribution, production, and inventory planning, this guide offers detailed coverage of important PIM methods, including just-in-time planning, master production scheduling, capacity planning, and the new efficient Customer Response.

Follow the "Proven Path" to successful implementation of enterprise resource planning Effective forecasting, planning, and scheduling is fundamental to productivity-and ERP is a fundamental way to achieve it.

An updated edition of the successful 1995 book, this second edition explains how companies can organize an inventory record accuracy program quickly, while achieving Class A levels of record accuracy. This edition covers all the new tools and techniques used to manage inventory systems. Many new topics have been added.

In this new edition of Gaining Control, the authors present best practices for optimizing control of manufacturing processes to meet business objectives. This reliable resource includes real solutions for measurable improvements in effectiveness, employee engagement, and morale.

Oliver Wight is one of the pioneers of Manufacture Resource Planning (MRPII). Here he introduces the essential concepts and benefits of MRPII in a practical format with easy-to-follow question-and-answer format.

An in-depth, eye-opening look at Purchasing in the 21st Century. This invaluable resource demonstrates how to improve purchasing operations through supplier scheduling and the integration of purchasing with other initiatives such as Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II), Just-in-Time (JIT), and Total Quality Management (TQM).

Discover the practical, real-world advantages of the Oliver Wight master planning and scheduling methodology.The newly revised Fourth Edition of Master Planning and Scheduling: An Essential Guide to Competitive Manufacturing delivers a masterful exploration of today's master planning and scheduling techniques, as well as an insightful discussion of the future of the master planning and scheduling processes and profession.Written in the context of an ever-evolving digital environment and augmented with new and critical information required to implement best practices, the book is a guide for practitioners and leaders on the principles of master planning and scheduling and its application in modern and future work environments.In this book, readers will learn:* Insights regarding top-down, bottom-up, and side-to-side integration of business practices in support of a company's strategic direction and tactical deployment* The critical link between time-phased integrated business planning, master planning, master scheduling, capacity planning, and material planning* "How-to" details and examples to support master planning and scheduling implementation and enhancements within the company's demand and supply organizationsMaster Planning and Scheduling is an indispensable guide for supply chain professionals, planners and schedulers in all functional domains of a business. It also belongs on the bookshelves of any executive or manager who seeks to improve their understanding of best practice planning and scheduling processes and how those processes enable a business to outperform the competition through alignment, integration and synchronization across all functions in an organization.