Factory Physics

"Factory Physics" [ [http://www.factoryphysics.com/custom_page.cfm?category=5&page=257&active=257 Factory Physics] ] is a book written by Wallace Hopp and Mark Spearman, which introduces a framework for manufacturing management. According to the book's preface, Factory Physics is "a systematic description of the underlying behavior of manufacturing systems. Understanding it enables managers and engineers to work with the natural tendencies of manufacturing systems to
*1. Identify opportunities for improving existing systems.
*2. Design effective new systems.
*3. Make the tradeoffs needed to coordinate policies from disparate areas."

Critical response

This work won the 1998, IIE Book of the Year Award.

Editions

*"Factory Physics: Foundations of Manufacturing Management", first edition, 1996. 668pp. ISBN 0-256-15464-3.
*"Factory Physics: Foundations of Manufacturing Management", second edition, 2000. 698pp. ISBN 0-256-24795-1.
*"Factory Physics: Foundations of Manufacturing Management", third edition, 2000. 720pp. ISBN 978-0-07-282403-4.

ee also

* CONWIP
* Supply chain management

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