The rapid emergence of China and India as prime locations for low-cost manufacturing has led some analysts to conclude that manufacturers in the "old economies"-the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Japan-are being edged out of a profitable future. But if countries that historically have been at the...

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Master Planning and Scheduling as Part of Enterprise Planning Systems -- Who Should Understand Master Planning and Scheduling? -- How This Book Is Organized -- Initial Thoughts -- The A's to Z's...