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