Solving Business Problems with MRP II, Second Edition

Solving Business Problems with MRP II, Second Edition provides managers and end users with practical instruction on how to apply the features of a Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) system to improve customer service, improve quality, improve cashflow, and reduce overhead costs. Each chapter of the book focuses on a specific business problem, and explains the possible causes and solutions provided by MRP II software packages. In additon to an examination of the implementation stages of MRP II, this up-to-date second edition provides valuable insights concerning: the capabilities required to support multiplant manufacturing environments the impact of client/server technology on the new generation of MRP II software packages the rends in functionality Solving Business Problems with MRP II, Second Edition is an essential tool for successful, practical application of technology to solve critical business problems.

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Table of Contents
Chapter	Chapter Name	Page Number
	Foreword	ix
	Preface	xi
	List of Abbreviations	xv
1	Introduction	1
2	The Material Shortages Problem	17
3	The Inventory Problem	64
4	The Quality Problem	113
5	The Customer Service Problem	148
6	The Productivity Problem	194
7	The Cash Management Problem	256
A	A Multiplant MRP II Primer	276
B	MRP II: The New Generation	290
C	The Elements of an MRP II	313
D	MRP II Implementation Strategies	320
E	Bibliography	325
F	Index	326