Reissue of 3rd ed. previously published: New York, NY : McGraw-Hill/Irwin/Irwin, 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 697-705) and index.
The lessons of history. Manufacturing in America -- Inventory control : from EOQ to ROP -- The MRP crusade -- From the JIT revolution to lean manufacturing -- What went wrong -- Factory physics. A science of manufacturing -- Basic factory dynamics -- Variability basics -- The corrupting influence of variability -- Push and pull production systems -- The human element in operations management -- Total quality manufacturing -- Principles in practice. A pull planning framework -- Shop floor control -- Production scheduling -- Aggregate and workforce planning -- Supply chain management -- Capacity management -- Synthesis : pulling it all together.