Abstract
For maximum effectiveness there is a need, within any manufacturing company, to provide a system which will ensure that work flow, inventories and changing levels of production are managed in a manner that will be reflected in, and improve, the overall manufacturing performance. The procedures and policies adopted and used comprise a production planning and control system.
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Battersby, A., Network Analysis (Macmillan, 1970).
Burbidge, J. L., The Principles of Production Control (Macdonald & Evans, 1968).
Eilon, S., Elements of Production Planning and Control (Collier-Macmillan, 1966).
Wild, R., The Techniques of Production Management (Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1971).
Woodgate, H. S., Planning by Network (Business Publications, 1967).
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Swann, K. (1973). Production Planning and Control. In: Techniques for Production Efficiency. Macmillan Handbooks in Industrial Management. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01790-4_7
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