Master Scheduling: A Practical Guide to Competitive Manufacturing

Advance Praise for Master Scheduling "Master scheduling, the complex integration of all management planning activities, is presented in John Proud's effective style. A tremendously broad undertaking, [this book] is sensitive to the need of the practitioner to know how and the executive to know why." Richard Pugliese Executive (Retired), Monitor Labs Systech Xerox Corporation "The master scheduling techniques explained in this book form the best approach for cost effectively replacing the communication links that are often lost in the current environment of reduced people resources. Master Scheduling is the single best resource for these business solutions." Michael L Bales Operations Manager, Electrical Apparatus Division Joslyn Manufacturing Co. "Provides both education for the uninitiated and practical reference material for the practitioner. It is a valuable resource for any enterprise." Tim Ewen Vice President, Supply Chain Management Applied Magnetics Corporation "John Proud helps the reader to understand the application of master scheduling principles and describes what works in great detail. Master Scheduling will become the text for any course on master scheduling and the standard resource for all manufacturing companies.…" Richard C. Ling President, Richard C.Ling,Inc.

This easy-to-follow handbook enables readers to understand the basic and more advanced concepts behind master scheduling. Describes how to implement and effectively manage a master scheduling system, perform rough cut capacity planning and deal with finish and final assembly techniques. Contains scores of examples, checklists, forms and illustrations.