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Manufacturing organization and management / Harold T. Amrine ... [et al.]

By: Amrine, Harold T.
Contributor(s): Ritchey, John Arthur, 1919- | Moodie, Colin | Kmec, Joseph F | Amrine, Harold T.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Prentice Hall international series in industrial and systems engineering.Publisher: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, 1993Edition: 6th ed.Description: xvi, 623 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0135548586.Subject(s): Factory managementDDC classification: 658.5
Contents:
Section One: The manufacturing environment -- Productivity and manufacturing management -- Background of manufacturing management -- Modern manufacturing management -- Section Two: Engineering considerations -- Engineering functions and activities -- Research and development -- Section Three: The manufacturing system -- Organization and planning for manufacturing -- Design of manufacturing processes -- Industrial equipment -- Industrial maintenance -- Methods engineering -- Work measurement -- Materials handling -- Physical facilities -- Section Four: Manufacturing cost control -- Fundamentals of control -- Cost control -- Section Five: Materials flow control -- Inventory management and control -- Purchasing -- Production planning and control -- Section Six: Quality -- Quality assurance -- Quality control -- Section Seven: Human resources -- Human resource management -- Labor relations -- Wage and salary administration -- Section eight: Financial considerations -- Forms of ownership -- Financial management -- Section nine: Marketing management -- Marketing -- Sales.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Explores the principles, practices, functions, and challenges of manufacturing management -- using an approach that is accessible to those with little or no background in any of the areas of manufacturing organization and management.

Rev. ed. of: Manufacturing organization and management / Harold T. Amrine, John A. Ritchey, Colin L. Moodie. c1987.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section One: The manufacturing environment -- Productivity and manufacturing management -- Background of manufacturing management -- Modern manufacturing management -- Section Two: Engineering considerations -- Engineering functions and activities -- Research and development -- Section Three: The manufacturing system -- Organization and planning for manufacturing -- Design of manufacturing processes -- Industrial equipment -- Industrial maintenance -- Methods engineering -- Work measurement -- Materials handling -- Physical facilities -- Section Four: Manufacturing cost control -- Fundamentals of control -- Cost control -- Section Five: Materials flow control -- Inventory management and control -- Purchasing -- Production planning and control -- Section Six: Quality -- Quality assurance -- Quality control -- Section Seven: Human resources -- Human resource management -- Labor relations -- Wage and salary administration -- Section eight: Financial considerations -- Forms of ownership -- Financial management -- Section nine: Marketing management -- Marketing -- Sales.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • I The Manufacturing Environment
  • 1 Productivity and Manufacturing Management
  • 2 Background of Manufacturing Management
  • 3 Modern Manufacturing Management
  • II Engineering Considerations
  • 4 Engineering Functions and Activities
  • 5 Research and Development
  • III The Manufacturing System
  • 6 Organization and Planning for Manufacturing
  • 7 Design of Manufacturing Processes
  • 8 Industrial Equipment
  • 9 Industrial Maintenance
  • 10 Methods Engineering
  • 11 Work Measurement
  • 12 Materials Handling
  • 13 Physical Facilities
  • IV Manufacturing Cost Control
  • 14 Fundamentals of Control
  • 15 Cost Control
  • V Materials Flow Control
  • 16 Inventory Management and Control
  • 17 Purchasing
  • 18 Production Planning and Control
  • VI Quality
  • 19 Quality Assurance
  • 20 Quality Control
  • VII Human Resources
  • 21 Human Resource Management
  • 22 Labor Relations
  • 23 Wage and Salary Administration
  • VIII Financial Considerations
  • 24 Forms of Ownership
  • 25 Financial Management
  • IX Marketing Management
  • 26 Marketing
  • 27 Sales
  • Index