A Study of the Supply Chain and Financial Parameters of a Small Manufacturing Business - A Case Study #1006919

Evaluation of Productivity and Production: A Case Study by Rahul Basu is a practical, student-oriented introduction to the principles and techniques used to understand and improve productivity, production, operations, and supply-chain performance.
The book connects theory with practical industrial analysis, explaining important concepts in clear language and illustrating how they can be applied to real manufacturing and business situations. It covers production planning and control, supply-chain management, logistics, inventory, quality control, factory layout, transportation, operations research, project planning, machine allocation, financial analysis, and productivity evaluation.
Particular attention is given to PERT/CPM, AHP, Decision Band analysis, Push/Pull systems, JIT and Lean manufacturing, PP&C, statistical quality control, Taguchi methods, process capability, ANOVA, regression, and the DuPont approach to financial performance.
The book is designed to be useful for:

• Engineering and management students
• Students preparing for examinations and competitive assessments
• Teachers looking for a practical teaching reference
• Manufacturing and operations professionals
• Readers seeking a concise introduction to productivity and production analysis
• Small and medium-sized enterprises interested in improving operational performance

Rather than treating production as an isolated function, the book shows how production, purchasing, inventory, quality, logistics, finance, marketing, and human resources interact to determine overall organizational performance.
With worked examples, analytical tools, review questions, and practical case-study material, this book can serve both as a learning resource and a revision aid for students of production engineering, industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, operations management, supply-chain management, and related disciplines.
A practical guide to understanding how productivity is measured, how production systems operate, and how analytical methods can be used to identify opportunities for improvement.