Production planning and control: an investigation ElementJohn T. 2020 The objective of this research is to identify how production planning and control theory may be successfully applied in a practical situation. The thesis is presented in two distinct parts: Part 1 representing a survey of literature concerned with theory and research findings on production planning and control; part 2 focuses on the development of selected material from the literature survey and the application of the product to an actual industrial situation where the appropriateness is tested. [Continues.]