Essays on Production Theory and Planning

The thirteen essays of this book deal with various aspects of production manage­ ment which have shown a growing importance in research, teaching and practice within the last years and are partly neglected in the literature. The contents range from theoretical issues to case studies. Significant rel...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Fandel, Günter (Editor), Dyckhoff, Harald (Editor), Reese, Joachim (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 1988, 1988
Edition:1st ed. 1988
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I Organizational Aspects of Production
  • 1: Consequences of the Organizational Structure for the Production Planning System
  • 2: Organization and Planning of Vehicle Utilization in a Chemical Firm
  • 3: Central and Decentrai Purchasing in Business Firms
  • II Concepts of Materials Management
  • 4: Rational Material Flow Planning with MRP and Kanban
  • 5: Effects of Call-Forward Delivery Systems on Suppliers’ Serial per Unit Costs
  • 6: Regulation of the Purchase of Pipe- and Line-Based Sources of Energy in Industrial Companies
  • III Joint Production with Surplus, Waste and Hazardous Byproducts
  • 7: Optimal Heat-Matched Cogeneration of Energy in a Firm Owned Power Station — A Case Study
  • 8: Decision Support for Integrated Production Planning A Case Study from Chemical Industry
  • 9: Optimal Program Planning in Joint Production
  • IV Cutting Stock Management and Trim Loss Optimization in Industry
  • 10: Production Theoretic Foundation of Cutting and Related Processes
  • 11: Trim Loss and Inventory Planning in a Small Textile Firm
  • 12: Classification of Real World Trim Loss Problems
  • 13: Standard Software for Cutting Stock Management
  • List of Contributors