Gaining Control

JAMES G. CORRELL is Principal of Oliver Wight Americas, Inc. Certified by the Association for Operations Management (APICS) in production and inventory management at the Fellow level, he has presented several papers at APICS international conferences. KEVIN HERBERT has been an Oliver Wight Associate since 1998. He was formerly Eastman Kodak's director of supply chain management-logistics for Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. He is a member of APICS, and has taught students how to achieve qualification for the APICS Diploma in Production and Inventory Management (DPIM).

Acknowledgments iv

Introduction vi

Cast of Characters ix

One Out of Control 1

Two Gaining Knowledge 13

Three Constructing Routings and Work Centers 30

Four Mastering Dispatching and Scheduling 54

Five Understanding Detail Capacity Planning 99

Six Controlling the Flow of Work 143

Seven Applying Rough- Cut Capacity Planning 166

Eight Joining Forces 196

Nine Scheduling to Capacity Constraints 213

Ten Eliminating Waste and Variability 241

Eleven Advanced Planning, Optimizing, & Scheduling 283

Twelve Moving Ahead 305

Index 323