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Chapter 4
Scheduling and Material Flow
Questions to Consider
◾ What is the importance of linking material flow and scheduling?
◾ What is the importance of a timed delivery route?
Introduction
When we talk with production people—whether they are production associates,
production supervisors, or even plant managers—there is a common theme that
stands out. We ask them what their biggest problem is, and in many cases, it is
that they cannot get the right components at the right time to produce the final
product that has been scheduled.
In many of our books, we have touched on the method of material flow that
we have found to be most effective in ensuring ...