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Chapter 10 The nature of planning and control 287<br />

Figure 10.11 Simplified schedule for the manufacture and delivery of a chicken salad sandwich<br />

cucumbers and lettuces have a three-day shelf life so<br />

may be received up to three days before production.<br />

Stock is held on a strict first-in-first-out (FIFO) basis.<br />

If today is (say) Wednesday, vegetables are processed<br />

that have been received during the last three days.<br />

This morning the bread arrived from a local bakery and<br />

the chicken arrived fresh, cooked and in strips ready<br />

to be placed directly in the sandwich during assembly.<br />

Yesterday (Tuesday) it had been killed, cooked, prepared<br />

and sent on its journey to the factory. By midday orders<br />

for tonight’s production will have been received on the<br />

Internet. From 2.00 pm until 10.00 pm the production<br />

lines are closed down for maintenance and a very<br />

thorough cleaning. During this time the production<br />

planning team is busy planning the night’s production<br />

run. Production for delivery to customers furthest<br />

away from the factory will have to be scheduled first.<br />

By 10 pm production is ready to start. Sandwiches are<br />

made on production lines. The bread is loaded onto a<br />

conveyor belt by hand and butter is spread automatically<br />

by a machine. Next the various fillings are applied at<br />

each stage according to the specified sandwich ‘design’,<br />

see Figure 10.12. After the filling has been assembled<br />

the top slice of bread is placed on the sandwich and<br />

Figure 10.12 Design for a chicken salad sandwich<br />

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