• Custom-molded plastic bottles sold in wide variety and low volume to manufacturers of cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and agricultural chemical products. These are produced to specific customer orders, with the key factors in winning orders in this business being competitive prices and delivery reliability.

The soft-drink bottles are produced using high-volume processes dedicated to the production of specific products, while the custom products are produced using low-volume batch processes.

In both cases the tracking of actual versus planned production is very important in ensuring that the current quantities of products are delivered against the customer orders.

Specify the MPC system design requirements for the company’s markets using the framework shown in Figures 12.10, 12.11, and 12.12. Refer to Figures 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.6, 12.7, and 12.8 for MPC design details.