thomas e. vollmann

Your definitive reference for manufacturing planning and control professionals—updated for the 2-part version of the CPIM exam

Written by a team of recognized experts, Manufacturing Planning and Control for Supply Chain Management: The CPIM Reference, Second Edition, features hundreds of practice questions for the CPIM exams. The book arms you with the knowledge you need to obtain the coveted CPIM designation. You’ll get cutting-edge practices that provide an advantage in today’s global manufacturing environment. Included throughout the book are illustrative examples, practice problems, case studies, and spreadsheets for quick, practical implementation of some of the techniques in the book. Maximize supply chain efficiency, productivity, and profitability, as well as customer satisfaction, using the hand-on information contained in this comprehensive resource.

Coverage includes:

•Manufacturing planning and control

•Enterprise resource planning

•Demand management

•Forecasting

•Advanced sales and operations planning

•Master production scheduling

•Material requirements planning

•Advanced MRP

•Capacity planning and management

•Production activity control

•Just-in-time

•Distribution requirements planning

•Management of supply chain logistics

•Order point inventory control methods

•Strategy and MPC system design