Beyond MRP: the development of a modern scheduling system

Abstract

Production scheduling is being focused on increasingly as a critical company activity. Consequently, it is becoming commonplace to hear of finite capacity scheduling systems being linked to existing MRP‐type systems, to provide a more detailed and flexible scheduling mechanism. But how easy is it to accomplish? Focuses on a user′s (a well‐known pharmaceutical company) journey to such a goal; sharing his views at the outset, his experiences along the way and the surprises that lay in store. The supplier of the system retaliates with his perspective of the experience and develops some general guidelines for selecting and installing scheduling software.

Citation

Exon‐Taylor, M. (1995), "Beyond MRP: the development of a modern scheduling system", Logistics Information Management, Vol. 8 No. 1, pp. 17-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/09576059510078701