PREFACE; PART ONE - REDUCE INVENTORY COST: CHAPTER 1 - SHOP FLOOR COST REDUCTION: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 2 - INTRODUCTION TO INVENTORY: THE PURPOSE OF INVENTORY; INVENTORY OBJECTIVE; CHAPTER 3 - RAW MATERIAL REDUCTION SESSION: WHY RAW MATERIAL; ELIMINATE RAW MATERIAL INVENTORY ALTOGETHER; ELIMINATE INVENTORY ERRORS; HOW TO ELIMINATE THE INVENTORY ERRORS; ELIMINATE ERRORS BY PHYSICAL CYCLE COUNT; STANDARD AND AUXILIARY MATERIAL; EXTRA QUANTITY SIZE; ORDER POLICY; CONTROLLING ORDER SIZE; ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY - EOQ; RAW MATERIAL FOR INDEPENDENT ITEMS; RAW MATERIAL FOR DEPENDENT ITEMS; SUPPLIER CONTRACTS; CHAPTER 4 - WORK-IN-PROCESS IN LINE MANUFACTURING: INTRODUCTION; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS - FMS; FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING CELL - FMC; CHAPTER 4. CELLULAR MANUFACTURING AND GROUP TECHNOLOGY: GROUP TECHNOLOGY; CELLULAR MANUFACTURING; CHAPTER 5 - WIP IN BATCH TYPE MANUFACTURING: PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT CONTROLLING BATCH SIZE; WORK IN PROCESS DURING PROCESSING; SCHEDULING METHODS EFFECT; Common-sense manufacturing; Kanban system; Constant work in process - conwip; Cycle time management - CTM; SET UP REDUCTION TIME; LEAD TIME REDUCTION; JOB RELEASE; PART TWO: REDUCE COST OF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT: CHAPTER 6 - COMPETITIVE MANAGEMENT: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 7 - PRODUCT SPECIFICATION: RE-EVALUATING PRODUCT SPECIFICATION; PRODUCT SPECIFICATION METHODS; CHAPTER 8 - PRODUCT DESIGN: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 9 - PROCESS PLANNING: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 10 - PRODUCTION PLANNING: INTRODUCTION; REQUIREMENT PLANNING; CAPACITY PLANNING; CHAPTER 11 - SHOP FLOOR CONTROL: INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 12 - DECISION SUPPORT: INTRODUCTION; RESOURCE LEVEL OF COMPETITIVENESS; RESOURCE PLANNING; PART THREE APPEDIXES APPENDIX 1: STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL: INTRODUCTION; BASIC SPC TOOLS; PREREQUISITES FOR SPC - PROCESS CAPABILITY; CONTROL CHARTS; CONTROL CHART PARAMETERS SELECTION; INTERPRETING CONTROL CHART ANALYSIS; CAUSE AND EFFECT ANALYSIS - TROUBLESHOOTING; APPENDIX - 2: PRODUCTION PLANNING - EXAMPLE: INTRODUCTION; STOCK ALLOCATION; CAPACITY PLANNING - RESOURCE LOADING; RESOURCE LOADING FOR MINIMUM COST PROCESS PLAN; RESOURCE LOADING FOR MAXIMUM PRODUCTION PROCESS PLAN; RESOURCE LOADING - FLEXIBLE METHODS; INDEX.