ManufacturingManagement is the branch of management concerned with topics of interest mostly to ... wait for it ...manufacturing managers. Topics include but are not limited to:
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Scheduling (MaterialRequirementsPlanning, ClosedLoopMRP, MaterialResourcePlanning),
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InventoryManagement (EconomicOrderQuantity, MaterialRequirementsPlanning, JustInTime),
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MaintenanceManagement, and related
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QuantitativeMethods (OperationsResearch, ManagementScience, LinearProgramming, ForecastingMethods, StatisticalSimulation)
. --GeorgeBrower