• Organising Production: batch production; flexible manufacturing; continuous manufacturing; intermittent manufacturing; custom manufacturing; production in relation to the cost
• Level of Demand: demand management; data capture; dealing with day-to-day customer orders; managing the demand; order point systems; periodic review systems
• Competitors: competitive advantage
• Sales Forecasting: Time Series Analysis; exponential smoothing; linear trend lines; executive judgements; composites of sales force opinion; expert opinion; fixed order quantity systems
• Production Planning: Materials Requirement Planning; Just in Time (JIT); preventive maintenance; flexible work forces

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