Orlicky's Material Requirements Planning, Third Edition

Foreword by David Turbide
Preface
Part 1: Perspective
Chapter 1. Overview
Chapter 2. MRP in the Modern World
Chapter 3. The Four Critical Questions Answered
Part 2: Concepts
Chapter 4. Inventory in a Manufacturing Environment
Chapter 5. Principles of Materials Requirements Planning
Chapter 6. The Material Requirements Planning System
Chapter 7. Processing Logic
Chapter 8. Lot Sizing
Chapter 9. System Records and Files
Part 3: Managing with the MRP System
Chapter 10. A New Way of Looking at Things
Chapter 11. Product Definition
Chapter 12. Master Production Schedule
Chapter 13. More Than an Inventory Control System
Chapter 14. System Effectiveness: A Function of Design and Use
Chapter 15. Industry Effect on MRP
Chapter 16. Project Manufacturing
Chapter 17. Remanufacturing
Chapter 18. Process Industry Application
Chapter 19. Repetitive Manufacturing Application
Chapter 20. Sales and Operations Planning
Part 4: Looking Backward and Forward
Chapter 21. Historical Context
Chapter 22. Blueprint for the Future: Demand-Driven MRP Logic
Chapter 23. Strategic Inventory Positioning
Chapter 24. Buffer Profiles and Level Determination
Chapter 25. Dynamic Buffers
Chapter 26. Demand-Driven Planning
Chapter 27. Highly Visible and Collaborative Execution
Chapter 28. Demand-Driven Material Requirements Planning (DDMRP)
Chapter 29. DDMRP Future
Appendix A. Joseph Orlicky's Contributions to Material Requirements Planning
Appendix B. Definitions: APICS Terms and Their Place in DDMRP
Appendix C. New Terms in Demand-Driven Material Requirements Planning
Appendix D. To My Best Recollection: The Eras of Material Requirements Planning (MRP) with Packaged Software
Index

Carol Ptak is currently freelancing and was most recently at Pacific Lutheran University as Visiting Professor and Distinguished Executive in Residence after years of executive management experience at PeopleSoft and IBM Corporation as well as many years of consulting expertise. Previously, Ptak served as the vice president and global industry executive for manufacturing and distribution industries at PeopleSoft. Here she developed the concept of Demand Driven Manufacturing (DDM) as an overall product and marketing strategy to align product development, market awareness and demand generation. Her innovative approach is credited with significantly improving the company's position in the manufacturing industry software market and earned her national recognition in publications such as CFO Magazine and the New York Times. Prior to her accomplished record at PeopleSoft, Ptak spent four years at IBM Corporation starting as a member of the worldwide ERP/SCM solutions sales team and quickly rising to the position of global SMB segment executive. From 1993-98, Ptak owned Eagle Enterprises, a consulting firm that promotes company-wide excellence through education and successful implementation.

Chad Smith is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Constraints Management Group (CMG: www.thoughtwarepeople.com), a services and technology company specializing in pull-based manufacturing, materials, and project management systems for mid-range and large manufacturers. Clients include LeTourneau Technologies, Boeing, Intel, Erickson Air-Crane, Siemens, IBM, The Charles Machine Works (Ditch Witch), and Oregon Freeze Dry. Chad and his partners have been at the forefront of developing and articulating Demand Driven MRP. Chad is also an internationally recognized expert in the Theory of Constraints (TOC).