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Synchronous manufacturing defined

Goal of the Firm

Performance Measurements

Financial measurementsThroughput defined
Operational measurementsInventory defined
ProductivityOperating expenses defined
 Productivity defined

Unbalanced Capacity

Dependent events and statistical fluctuations

Bottlenecks and Capacity-Constrained Resources

Bottleneck defined
Nonbottleneck defined
Capacity-constrained resource ( CCR) defined

Basic Manufacturing Building Blocks

Methods for Control

Comparing Synchronous Manufacturing to MRP and JIT

Relationship with Other Functional Areas

Accounting's influence
Marketing and production

Conclusion

Case: Solve the OPT Quiz—A Challenge in Scheduling








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