Production Planning and Control: A Comprehensive Approach - Softcover

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D.R Kiran has forty years of experience in both industry and academia. He has held a range of management positions including Planning Manager of Rallifan (CF division), World Bank Adviser/Instructor for Transport Managers in Tanzania, and the Principal of PMR Institute of Technology, Chennai. In Universities he has taught subjects including Total Quality Management, Professional Ethics and Maintenance Engineering Management. He is the author of 2 books, and numerous journal articles, and was presented with the coveted Bharat Excellence Award and Gold Medal for Excellence in Education in New Delhi in 2006.

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Production Planning and Control draws on practitioner experiences on the shopfloor to cover everything that a manufacturing or industrial engineer needs to know about this topic. It also provides the basic knowledge of production functions which is essential for the effective use of PP&C techniques and tools.

This book is written in an approachable style, addressing the fundamentals first, making it ideal for readers with little previous knowledge of production planning. The comprehensive coverage of themes including quality management, lean management, and factory planning and how they relate to PP&C makes this the only reference you will need when tackling this.

End of chapter questions will help the reader to ensure they have grasped the most important concepts. With its focus on actionable knowledge, and broad coverage of essential reference material, this is the ideal PP&C resource to accompany work, research, or study.