Production Planning and Control 4.0.    OBJECTIVES: After studying this unit, you will be able to Understand the concept of production planning and control Explain PPC techniques Examine the role of Job, Batch, Mass production systems.   STRUCTURE: Objectives Introduction Production Planning Factory Planning Process Planning Operating Planning Procedure for the Production plan Production Planning vs Production Control Objectives of PPC The master Production Scheduling process Production Planning categories Routing Scheduling Selection Criteria Advantages of scheduling Classification of Schedules Techniques of Schedules Loading Job Production Mass Production Batch Production Summary Review questions References   INTRODUCTION ‘Production Planning’ implies formulation, coordination and Read More …