Parts Management Models and Applications A Supply Chain System Integration Perspective /

• Main Author: Kumar, Sameer (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2005.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Production management.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Manufacturing industries.; Machines.; Tools.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Manufacturing, Machines, Tools.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Operations Management.

Parts are commonly used in making, repairing or maintaining consumer or industry products. Parts could be purchased or manufactured by a business enterprise. Advance models were applied to parts operations for manufacturers of transport refrigeration equipment and high-pressure positive displacement...

Table of Contents:

• to Parts Management
• Inventory Miscount and Lead Time Variability — Effects and Control Mechanisms
• Optimal Division of Items within a Two-Level Distribution System
• Optimal Ordering Procedures for a Multi-Item Common Supplier System
• Parts Proliferation and Control
• Economic Viability of Component Management For a New Product Design
• Manufacturing Operations Effectiveness Through Knowledge Based Design
• Serve Your Supply Chain, Not Operations
• Holistic View of Parts Management.