This publication is offered to supervisors, lead people, middle managers, and anyone who has responsibility or operations planning in manufacturing facilities or corporate planning over multiple facilities. Practical ...
Explains how to use linear programming (a mathematics-based planning exercise) to find the best way to allocate scarce resources--labor, materials, machines, capital--so that costs are minimized and profits maximized. ...
Describes how to use Pareto analysis to identify and prioritize quality control problems in a manufacturing environment. Includes how to identify nonconformities, their frequency and their impacts. Part of the ...
Describes how to develop accurate flowcharts for manufacturing processes, as a tool in quality improvement and cost reduction. Includes macro-level and micro-level flowcharts. Part of the Performance Excellence in the Wood Products Industry publication series.
Introduces and explains how to use duality theory and sensitivity analysis to interpret linear programming solutions. Part of the Performance Excellence in the Wood Products Industry publication series.
Provides background information about statistical process control, a technique for continuous quality improvement. Part of the Performance Excellence in the Wood Products Industry publication series.
This publication is the first in a series describing operations research (OR) techniques that can help forest products managers solve complex problems. It introduces basic concepts of models and probability. Part of ...
Explains how linear programming (an operations research method for optimizing the allocation of resources) is a useful tool for managers planning single or multiple manufacturing facilities. Includes step-by-step ...
A key problem faced by managers is how to allocate scarce resources among activities or projects. This publication describes linear programming (LP), a method of allocating resources in an optimal way. Part of the...
This series is all about connecting listeners to small scale farmers and ranchers. We come together to talk about their why, how they came to be where they are, challenges, joys, and how they keep going. We are grateful ...
