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Critical Path Method (CPM)
The critical path method (CPM) was first used by Morgan R. Walker in 1957. It helps in ascertaining time schedules,…
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Industrial Engineering & Production Management
Introduction The production management deals with the design of the production system (which includes product, process, plant, equipment etc.) and…
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Inventory Control in Production Planning
Inventory Control in Production Planning – The most important functions of inventory (stock) control are as follows : 1. to have good stock…
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Differences between PERT and CPM
Though PERT and CPM both are used for project management, there are differences between CPM and PERT. The relative table…
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Event, Activity and Critical Path
Event, Activity and Critical Path are the terms commonly used in network planning methods for production planning of a production…
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Routing, Scheduling and Dispatching in production control
Routing, Scheduling and Dispatching are vital components of production management inindustrial engineering. The routing is a vital portion of production control and production management.…
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Plant layout in Production
The plant layout in production planning/ management is the physical arrangement of buildings, machinery, equipment, work places and other facilities…
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Linear programming for production management
The linear programming for production management is one of the classical operations research technique. It is defined as the mathematical…
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Time Study in production planning
The general procedure followed in systematic carrying out the time study in production planning is as follows: 1. Select the work…
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Break-even Analysis
The break-even analysis in production management and industrial engineering consists of total cost (i.e. fixed cost and variable cost) and…