The Fundamentals of Production Planning and Control

When I was in Materials Management I required all my planners to read this short, easy-to-understand book. It is a great reference on which to base process improvements, educate employees, and educate those not in the field of supply chain management. I also used it to begin my CPIM certification study.

I do like the way it is written but I wish it also had the excel instructions along with the rest of the text. I've bought management books that had both and I guess I've gotten a little spoiled by them. I'm a college junior who was brand new to production planning.

This book goes into enough detail to thoroughly cover production planning and control without becoming monotonous or redundant. It has been very helpful to me as a new Production Planning Manager. I will look for other titles by this author.

It's some lond of grey market book that looks like it was printed on a copy machine. But the price is right.

It is junk.