Book Description Production planning, inventory management, quality
control, and maintenance policy are critical components of the manufacturing
system. The effective integration of these four components gives a manufacturing
operation the competitive edge in today's global market place. Integrated
Models in Production Planning, Inventory, Quality, and Maintenance
provides, in one volume, the latest developments in the integration of
production, quality, and maintenance models. Prominent researchers, who are
actively engaged in these areas, have contributed the topical chapters focused
on the most recent issues in the area. In Part I, Ben-Daya and Rahim provide
an overview of the literature dealing with integrated models for production,
quality, and maintenance. Directions for future research are outlined. Part II
contains six chapters (chapters 2 to 6) dealing with integrated models for
production and maintenance. Part III deals with integrated production/inventory
and quality models in chapters 7-11. Part IV focuses on quality and maintenance
integrated models and contains two chapters. Part V deals with warranty,
manufacturing, and quality and contains two chapters. Part VI addresses issues
related to quality and contains three chapters (chapters 16-18).
Book
Info A collection of focused papers on production planning, inventory
management, quality control, and maintenance policy, as they related to the
entire manufacturing system in an industrial setting. Includes an overview of
the current literature, and includes two chapters devoted to quality and
warranty alone. DLC: Production planning. |
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