Manufacturing Planning and Control

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This comprehensive book examines manufacturing planning and control from the perspective of manufacturing companies, emphasizing both intra-organizational systems and the overall supply chain. It uniquely focuses on understanding the characteristics of planning processes, methods, and techniques, providing essential knowledge on designing and utilizing these elements in various planning environments. The text serves as a crucial resource for undergraduates and postgraduates, fostering an understanding of manufacturing planning and control that transcends mere statistics and calculations, while offering frameworks for designing effective planning processes across different industrial settings. It also aligns with all modules of APICS's CPIM certification program. Each chapter includes problems, exercises, and practical examples that clarify concepts, while discussion tasks encourage readers to engage with the material and apply their knowledge. End-of-chapter cases highlight current practices and key concepts, accompanied by questions that promote critical thinking and deeper exploration of the topics presented. The authors, Patrik Jonsson and Stig-Arne Mattsson, bring their expertise in operations and supply chain management to create a valuable learning tool for those in the field.