From Preface Basic Production Management bears a close relationship to my previous book, Modern Production Management, now in its fourth edition Wiley 1973 The present volume has been prepared in response to an expressed need in many undergraduate colleges for a book with the basic orientation of Modern Production Management but abridged in both length and complexity of materials The production management course in many such situations must take account of the curriculum and that the production course is normally limited to one semester or quarter Thus the need for a more compact volume focused on the application of the most up to date concepts