Factory Physics: Foundations of Manufacturing Management

by Wallace J. Hopp, Mark L. Spearman, Richard T. Hercher.Jr

Overview

Factory Physics is a well-written, comprehensive Introduction to Manufacturing Management text that explores historical practices and the natural behavior lawsat work in factories and then examines operating policies and strategic objectives. The text includes enough quantitative material for a thorough course for engineers, as well as an easy-to-read narrative that any general manager or management major can easily understand and apply. Factory Physics is appropriate for the second-level course in manufacturing management at the better business schools, for undergraduate industrial engineering majors, and for professional engineers and managers. It has been thoroughly classroom tested by the authors in a series of two-day industry short courses and in operations management/management science courses at Northwestern.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780256154641
Publisher:	McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Publication date:	10/28/1995
Edition description:	Older Edition
Pages:	668
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 1.50(h) x 9.50(d)

Table of Contents

0. Factory Physics?

1. Manufacturing in America

2. Inventory Controls From EOQ to ROP

3. The MRP Crusade

4. The JIT Revolution

5. What Went Wrong

II. Factory Physics

6. Objectives, Measures, and Controls

7. Basic Factory Dynamics

8. Variability Basics

9. The Corrupting Influence of Variability

10. Push and Pull Production Systems

11. The Human Element

III. Principles In Practice

12. Total Quality Management

13. A Pull Planning Framework

14. Shop Floor Control

15. Production Scheduling

16. Aggregate and Workforce Planning

17. Inventory Management

18. Capacity Management

19. Synthesis-Pulling It All Together

Editorial Reviews

A text for both engineering and management students on the principles governing the behavior of manufacturing systems and their relationship to management practice. After a brief introductory chapter, the volume is organized into three parts. Part I, The Lessons of History, provides a historical perspective and introduces traditional terms and techniques. Part II, Factory Physics, describes the fundamental behavior of manufacturing systems. Part III, Principles in Practice, develops a framework for integrating disparate manufacturing management problems. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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