This text/reference addresses the unprecedented changes occurring in manufacturing that are being brought about by quality management philosophy — lower inventory, reduced lead-time, preventive maintenance, and increased emphasis on customer satisfaction. Combining theory and practice, it presents alternative systems (models) for managing materials (inventory) — their use, transformation, distribution, and sale — and their flow to, within, and from the organization. KEY TOPICS: Covers forecasting and marketing analysis; independent demand systems (deterministic models/probabilistic models); discrete demand systems (deterministic models/materials requirements planning - MRP); inventory system changes and limitations; single order quantities; in-process inventory, just-in-time, and theory of constraints; distribution inventory systems; inventory valuation and measurement; simulation; and aggregate inventory control. Content progresses from simple systems to more complex models; numerous examples of solved problems and short case studies explore a variety of situations and organizational settings; and appendices provide additional extensions and supporting logic on particular topics. MARKET: For practitioners and advanced students involved in operations, inventory control, production control, and physical supply in manufacturing.

Principles of Inventory and Materials Management | Richard J. Tersine (Author) | Prentice Hall

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Forecasting and Market Analysis
Chapter 3: Independent Demand Systems: Deterministic Models
Chapter 4: Discrete Demand Systems: Deterministic Models
Chapter 5: Independent Demand Systems: Probabilistic Models
Chapter 6: Inventory System Changes and Limitations
Chapter 7: Single Order Quantities
Chapter 8: Dependent Demand Systems: Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
Chapter 9: In-Process Inventory, Just-in-Time, and Theory of Constraints
Chapter 10: Distribution Inventory Systems
Chapter 11: Inventory Valuation and Measurement
Chapter 12: Simulation
Chapter 13: Aggregate Inventory Control
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