How management programs can improve performance: selecting and implementing the best program for your organization

This book describes an array of management programs and groups them to indicate their primary purpose. It also outlines a process that will enable managers to select the most appropriate management program to meet their immediate and long-term needs. An important feature of this resource is that it can be updated periodically to add new programs and phase out programs no longer relevant. Topics include: a comprehensive description of the most popular management improvement programs and their primary applications to their organizations; the philosophy and principles of these programs and discussions; matching the improvement program with the specific needs in an organization. --

Front Cover -- How Management Programs Can Improve Performance -- Selecting and Implementing the Best Program for Your Organization -- CONTENTS -- Chapter 1. Introduction to Management Improvement Programs 1 -- Chapter 2. History of Management Improvement Programs 15 -- Chapter 3. Introduction to Individual Management Programs 37 -- Chapter 4A. Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) 61 -- Chapter 4B. Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) 69 -- Chapter 4C. Enterprise ResourceS Planning (ERP) 77 -- Chapter 4D. Critical Path Method (CPM) 85

Chapter 5A. Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) 97Chapter 5B. Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) 105 -- Chapter 5C. Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) 113 -- Chapter 5D. Theory of Constraints (TOC) 121 -- Chapter 5E. Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) 129 -- Chapter 6A. Just-In-Time (JIT) 137 -- Chapter 6B. Lean Production 147 -- Chapter 6C. Business Process Reengineering (BPR) 157 -- Chapter 6D. Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) 167 -- Chapter 6E. Value Analysis and Value Engineering 175 -- Chapter 7A. Statistical Process Control (SPC) 183

Chapter 7B. Total Quality Control (TQC) 193Chapter 7C. Total Quality Management (TQM) 199 --…