Factory Physics The McgrawhilIrwin Series Hopp, Wallace and Spearman, Mark

After a brief introductory chapter, Factory Physics 3e is divided into three parts: I The Lessons of History; II Factory Physics; and III Principles in Practice The scientific approach to manufacturing and supply chain management, developed in Part II, is unique to this text No other text or professional book provides a rigorous, principlesbased foundation for manufacturing management The Third Edition offers tighter connections between Lean Manufacturing, MRPERP, Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, and Factory Physics In addition to enhancing the historical overview of how these systems evolved, the authors show explicitly how users can achieve Lean Manufacturing objectives faster response, less inventory using the integration aspects of MRPERPSCM systems along with the variance analysis methods of Six Sigma Factory Physics provides the overarching framework that coordinates all of these initiatives into a singlefocused strategy ISBN10: 0072824034 ISBN13: 9780072824032Material Type: hardcover