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 .................................................................................................