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Feb. 4--'SILENCE IS APPROVAL' IS EFFECTIVE MEANS OF COMMUNICATION: Chapter 5 of the Oliver Wight ABCD Checklist is entitled Planning and Control Processes and we are now getting to the core of the questions in the chapter. This week, we will discuss Planning and Control of Material and Suppliers and next week, Capacity and Production Control.
Question 5-8, Material Planning and Control is: "There is a planning process that maintains valid material schedules along with a control process that communicates priorities through production schedules, supplier schedules, and/or kanban (Japanese-style 'just-in-time') mechanisms."
As always, the role of personnel is key. Material planners and schedulers must understand the product, manufacturing ...