Index
M
Machinery, 18, 149
utilization of, 38, 39, 42–43
Magnitude, 149
Major League Baseball, 40
Make or buy decision, 71–73
Management as a science, 17, 21–22
Manpower, 18, 38, 39, 40–42, 149
Manufacturing planning and control (MPC), 27–32, 67, 68, 83, 97
Marketable securities, 152, 153, 195, 236, 238
Market demand, 24, 27
Market segmentation, 21
Market share, 18
Mass production, 17–20, 23, 37
Master planning, 30
Master production scheduling, 67, 97
Matching, 165
Materials management, 31
Materials requirements planning (MRP), 28–33, 34, 67, 68, 83, 84, 92–94, 96, 97, 212, 214, 215
Mathematical combinations, 61–64
Measure phase, 119–121, 128
Mentality, lean, 38, 39–40
Mercosur, 56, 57, 89
Mergers, 60
Methodology, 18, 38, 39, 43, 149
Microsoft, 72
Min/max level, 83, 87, 98, 99, 100–101, 104
Mission, 16
Motorola, 110, 126
MPC, see Manufacturing planning and control
MPR, see Materials requirements planning
Multi-purpose machines, 42
Multi-skilled workforce, 23, 39, 40, 41
Multi-user structure, third-party logistics and, 88