MRP (materiel requirements planning) II: successful implementation the hard way.
Many manufacturing companies embark on MRP II implementation projects as a method for improvement. In spite of an increasing body of knowledge regarding successful implementations, companies continue to attempt new approaches. This article reviews an actual implementation, featuring some of the mistakes made and the efforts required to still achieve "Class A" performance levels.
Boeing Defense and Space-Irving, Irving, TX.
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