Master Planning and Scheduling

<b>Discover the practical, real-world advantages of the Oliver Wight master planning and scheduling methodology.</b> <p>The newly revised Fourth Edition of <i>Master Planning and Scheduling: An Essential Guide to Competitive Manufacturing</i> delivers a masterful exploration of today’s master planning and scheduling techniques, as well as an insightful discussion of the future of the master planning and scheduling processes and profession. <p>Written in the context of an ever-evolving digital environment and augmented with new and critical information required to implement best practices, the book is a guide for practitioners and leaders on the principles of master planning and scheduling and its application in modern and future work environments. <p>In this book, readers will learn: <ul> <li>Insights regarding top-down, bottom-up, and side-to-side integration of business practices in support of a company’s strategic direction and tactical deployment</li> <li>The critical link between time-phased integrated business planning, master planning, master scheduling, capacity planning, and material planning</li> <li>”How-to” details and examples to support master planning and scheduling implementation and enhancements within the company’s demand and supply organizations</li> </ul> <p><i>Master Planning and Scheduling</i> is an indispensable guide for supply chain professionals, planners and schedulers in all functional domains of a business. It also belongs on the bookshelves of any executive or manager who seeks to improve their understanding of best practice planning and scheduling processes and how those processes enable a business to outperform the competition through alignment, integration and synchronization across all functions in an organization.