INTRODUCTION
Chapter. I. PRODUCTION LOGISTICS OPERATIONS
A. Order-taking and forecasting demand
B. Provision
C. Transport and materials handling
D. Inventory management
Chapter. II. PRODUCTION PROCESSES
II.1. TYPES OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES
A. Jobbing production process
B. Batch production process
C. Mass/ flow production process
II.2. THE CHOICE OF PRODUCTION PROCESS
A. Effect of volume/variety
B. Capacity of the plant
C. Lead time
D. Flexibility and Efficiency
Chapter. III. DISTRIBUTION IN PLANT
III.1. DIRECT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS
A. Direct Marketing
B.Direct Retail
C. Personal Selling
D. Assisted Marketing
III.2. INDIRECT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
A. Single-Party Selling
B. Multiple-Party Selling
III.3. MULTI-CHANNEL (HYBRID) DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
Chapter. IV. ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF PRODUCTION PROCESSES
IV.1. PRODUCTION FUNCTION
Definition
Production functions with Single Input
Production functions with more than one Input
Isoquants
Special Production Functions
IV.2.
TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE (TPM)
OEE (Overall Equipment Efficiency)
TPM implementation
Pillars of TPM
IV.3. SMED method
Stages of SMED
Chapter V. OTHER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS ISO 14001 AND OHSAS 18001
V.1. ISO 14001
A. Overview of ISO 14001
B. General Requirements
C. Planning Requirements
D. Implementation and Operation
E. Checking and Corrective Action
F. Management Review
V.2. OHSAS 18001
A. Overview of OHSAS 18001
B. Plan
C. Do
D. Check
E. Act
Chapter. VI. LEAN MANUFACTURING
VII.1. Cost Reduction by Elimination of Waste
VII.2. Creating Conditions to Guarantee Product Quality
VII.3. Creating a Work Site with Operators in Mind
VII.4. Awareness of Waste
VII.5. The Importance of Problem Awareness
Chapter. VII. THEORY OF CONSTRAINTS
VI.1. TOC Management System
VI.2. TOC Logistics/Scheduling Techniques
A. The Five-Step Focusing Process
B. V-A-T Logical Product Structure Analysis
C. Drum-Buffer-Rope Scheduling Method
D. Buffer Management
E. Supply Chain Management
VI.3.Uses and Benefits of TOC

Text Books
1-/. Smed Method Analysis As A Factor Supporting Enterprise Management, by Joanna
Nowakowska-Grunt, Robert Sałek, Częstochowa University of Technology.
2-/. An Introduction to Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) by J. Venkatesh.
3-/. Tpm Orients Enterprises Towards Production Excellence, By Liu Yong, Zhu Jiajia.
4-/. Inputs and Production Functions, by Besanko