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A Study Of A Production Control System In A Job Order Die Casting Plant, Robert Gordon Woodnorth
A Study Of A Production Control System In A Job Order Die Casting Plant, Robert Gordon Woodnorth
Theses
This thesis examines the production planning and control system in a job-order die casting plant. After comparing to the criteria for an ideal system the following changes were recommended.
1. Central work storage and dispatching. This would reduce work in process and workload fluctuations through closer planning. It would also provide a perpetual inventory system and a central control point which would be constantly informed of production progress.
2. Operator trucking. By having operators do their own trucking material handling costs and production delays would be reduced.
3. Simplified job cost accounting. The use of standard costs for finishing and …