What goes around, comes around

One of the fundamental problems with MRP II, as it was generally ascribed to, had to do with the issue of capacity planning. But finite capacity planning was never embraced by the software industry and leading consultants as anything more than a nice idea - a theory. While Just-in-time (JIT) invento...

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Published in:Manufacturing Systems 1999-11, Vol.17 (11), p.53
Main Authors: Lilly, Richard, Smith, Frank O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Airlines
Inventory control
Just in time
Manufacturers
Manufacturing
Manufacturing resource planning
Material requirements planning
Production capacity
Production planning
Scheduling
Software
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Summary:One of the fundamental problems with MRP II, as it was generally ascribed to, had to do with the issue of capacity planning. But finite capacity planning was never embraced by the software industry and leading consultants as anything more than a nice idea - a theory. While Just-in-time (JIT) inventory practices were portrayed first as a competitor and then a threat to MRP II, it was ultimately subsumed as a critical complement to it. JIT was followed by computer-integrated management as the holy grail of manufacturing in the mid-1980s. The definitions behind each of these waves of high-flying banners seemed to get less specific - and grew more distant from technology.
ISSN:1554-3404