Manufacturing at Warp Speed - Optimizing Supply Chain Financial Performance

The first book on second generation Drum-Buffer-Rope, it describes the simplest, most efficient methods for reducing manufacturing cycle time and increasing speed of manufacturing. The Management Interactive Case Study Simulator (MICSS) is included with the book. This CD-ROM sets up a virtual company to test the processes covered in the book. The book and software together make the complete package for learning how to streamline manufacturing operations.

List of contents

Introduction. Systems Thinking: The Foundation. Principles and Tools of the Theory of Constraints. Assessing System Success. Constraint Management Tools. How Work Flows Through a Manufacturing Process. Applying the Theory of Constraints to Manufacturing Operations. Traditional Buffer Management: The DBR-I Control Mechanism. Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR) and Manufacturing Resource Planning. Simplified Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR-II). Controlling Uncertainty and Variation: The DBR-II Approach. Managing Excess Capacity. Theory of Constraints and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Throughput-Based Decision Support. Appendices.

About the author

Eli Schragenheim, H William Dettmer

Summary

Describes the simplest, most efficient methods for reducing manufacturing cycle time and increasing speed. Fully illustrated and with numerous examples, case studies, and manufacturing scenarios, this title includes Management Interactive Case Study Simulator (MICSS) CD-ROM that sets up a virtual company to test the processes covered in the book.

Product details

• Authors: H William Dettmer, Eli Schragenheim, Schragenheim Eli
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.09.2000
• EAN: 9781574442939
• ISBN: 978-1-57444-293-9
• No. of pages: 376
• Weight: 720 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: The CRC Press Series on Constraints Management
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Quality Control, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Purchasing & Buying, Business & management, Engineering: general