Goal Setting in the Management of Operations
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
ISSN: 0144-3577
Article publication date: 1 June 1987
Abstract
This paper addresses the importance of goal setting in the operations function. The importance of goal setting and its possible role in the implementation and operation of production systems is considered with particular emphasis on Material Requirements Planning (MRP). It has been argued that an operative goal setting process can improve employees' performance in any area of the organisation. Likewise, companies with a high‐level MRP system are expected to show high performance levels. This paper offers empirical support for these claims and further argues that the combination and interaction of the two processes results in synergistic effects. To support these arguments the paper draws on both theoretical studies and the results of a small regional survey.
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Citation
White, E.M. and Flores, B. (1987), "Goal Setting in the Management of Operations", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 7 No. 6, pp. 5-16. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb054804
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1987, MCB UP Limited