TY - BOOK AU - Fogarty, Donald W. AU - Blackstone, John H. AU - Hoffmann, Thomas Russell ED - American Production and Inventory Control Society TI - Production and inventory management SN - 9780538074612 AV - TS176 .F64 1991 PY - 1991/// CY - Cincinnati, OH PB - South-Western Pub. Co. KW - Production planning KW - Production management KW - Inventory control KW - Bibliography M1 - Operations Management N1 - Rev. ed. of: Production and inventory management. c1983; Published in conjunction with the American Production & Inventory Control Society; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; 1. Production and inventory management (PIM) environments -- pt. 1. Planning -- 2. Long range planning -- 3. Forecasting -- 4. Master scheduling -- pt. 2. Inventory management -- 5. Inventory management : an overview -- 6. Independent demand inventory management -- 7. Aggregate inventory management -- 8. Joint replenishment -- 9. Distribution and inventory control -- pt. 3. Material and capacity requirements planning management -- 10. Material requirements planning -- 11. MRP extensions and applications -- 12. Rough cut capacity planning -- 13. Capacity requirements planning -- pt. 4. Production activity control -- 14. Production activity control -- 15. Purchasing management -- 16. Project management (PERT/CPM) -- pt. 5. Just-in-time -- 17. The just-in-time (JIT) approach -- 18. Total quality control and total preventive maintenance -- 19. Theory of constraints -- 20. Production and inventory management systems -- 21. Managing PIM. N2 - This book provides an excellent source for professionals preparing for professional certification examinations. This new edition has been significantly reorganizsed to reflect more closely the organisation of professional certification exams. Discussion follows the step-by-step decision-making process, including topics such as: establishment of management objectives, long-, medium-, and short-range planning, execution, and control. It also features increased emphasis on tactical and technological considerations ER -