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This first-time English publication of one of Germany's leading manufacturing control handbooks provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art, with detailed and easy to understand descriptions of numerous control techniques from Kanban to CONWIP to Backlog Control.
Based on the proven funnel model and written for the industry, this book clearly illustrates how companies can use manufacturing control to effectively improve on-time delivery, reduce inventories and cut down throughput times.
List of contents
Introduction.- Part A: Fundamentals of Manufacturing Control.- Part B: Methods for Generating Orders.- Part C: Methods for Releasing Orders.- Part D: Sequencing.- Part E: Controlling Capacities.- Part F: Configuring the Manufacturing Control.
About the author
Hermann Lödding, geboren 1971, Studium des Wirtschaftsingenieurwesens an der Universität Kaiserslautern. Promotion und Habilitation bei Prof. Wiendahl am Institut für Fabrikanlagen und Logistik der Leibniz Universität Hannover. Stipendiat der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft an der ETH Zürich, der Universidade de São Paulo, der Hong Kong University of Science Technology und der Universität Hannover. Ausgezeichnet mit dem Dr.-Jürgen-Ulderup-Preis für Produktionstechnik und dem Deutschen Wissenschaftspreis Logistik. Beratungsprojekte im Bereich der Fertigungssteuerung mit Unternehmen aus den Branchen Elektronik, Maschinenbau, Luftfahrttechnik, Fahrzeugbau und Bekleidung. Seit 2004 Mitarbeiter der Robert Bosch GmbH.
Summary
This first-time English publication of one of Germany’s leading manufacturing control handbooks provides a comprehensive overview of the state of the art, with detailed and easy to understand descriptions of numerous control techniques from Kanban to CONWIP to Backlog Control.
Based on the proven funnel model and written for the industry, this book clearly illustrates how companies can use manufacturing control to effectively improve on-time delivery, reduce inventories and cut down throughput times.
Report
"This book distinguishes itself with its convincing systematic approach based on thorough international research. Its clear presentation and direct applicability for analysing and configuring the manufacturing control make this handbook an outstanding and unique publication on PPC."
Hans-Peter Wiendahl
"The field of manufacturing control is very convincingly reviewed and presented from a theoretical and methodological perspective. Both researchers as well as practitioners will profit from it."
Peter Nyhuis
