Production Activity Control Overview .........................................................................................
Session Learning Objectives ......................................................................................................
Defining Production Activity Control ..........................................................................................
Goals of Production Activity Control ...........................................................................................
Characteristics of PAC Systems .................................................................................................
PAC Functions Detail ..................................................................................................................
PAC and the Planning System ....................................................................................................
PAC Database Files .....................................................................................................................
PAC System Prerequisites ..........................................................................................................
Major PAC Activities ....................................................................................................................
Order Release Process ...............................................................................................................
Production Order Packet ............................................................................................................
Scheduling Operations ...............................................................................................................
Backward Scheduling Example ..................................................................................................
Detailed Scheduling ....................................................................................................................
Dispatching Priority Rules ..........................................................................................................
Data Collection and Monitoring .................................................................................................
Purposes of PAC Control and Feedback....................................................................................
Short-Term Corrective Actions ....................................................................................................
Order Disposition and Closeout .................................................................................................
PAC Activities – A Summary .......................................................................................................
Terms Check ................................................................................................................................
Performance Check – Answers and Test Documents ..............................................................
Suggested Additional Readings .................................................................................................