TY - BOOK TI - Controlling production and inventory costs SN - 131718762 AV - HD 47.5 .A43 1978 PY - 1978/// CY - New Jersey PB - Prentice-Hall KW - COST CONTROL N1 - Includes index; Chapter 1. Seeking, Gathering, Measuring and Evaluating Data for Profitable Production and Inventory Control -- Chapter 2. Evaluating and Reviewing People and Procedures in Production and Inventory Control: A Five Step Program -- Chapter 3. Establishing Effective Communications Between Production/ Inventory and Other Departments -- Chapter 4. Keeping Track of Where You and Your Production/ Inventory Control System are Going -- Chapter 5. Putting Your Labor and Material Costs in Their Proper Perspectives -- Chapter 6. Recognizing Your Manufacturing Potentials and Limitations -- Chapter 7. Controlling and Measuring Your Equipment Utilization to Avoid Runaway Production Cost -- Chapter 8. Selecting the Right Crew Sizes and Controlling Overtime Costs -- Chapter 9. Determine the Proper Balance For Machine Manning -- Chapter 10. Eliminating Excess Inventory and Adjusting Production When the Demand Is Seasonal. N2 - The purpose of this book is to provide production control managers, inventory control managers, industrial engineers and other members of manufacturing management with an up-to-date, practical tool to be used in controlling both production costs and inventory costs. The emphasis is on proven, practical methods. Case histories are used in the chapters to substantiate the information and the methodology that is described. There are over 100 forms and tables that illustrate the proven systems and techniques presented in the book. Many of the forms can be used in your situation without modification; the remainder can be easily converted by you to fit your needs ER -