How "the best" companies use MRP (materiel requirements planning) and just-in-time for successful manufacturing.
A study of production planning and control methods used in six leading companies found that a blending strategy is more effective than reliance on a single system. The blending of just-in-time and materiel requirements planning and other approaches allowed companies to select methods that best fit the unique characteristics of their production environments.
Spencer
M S
MS
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls.
D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007445:Inventories, Hospital / Q000379:methods; D008331:Management Information Systems; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000379:methods; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011357:Product Line Management / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States