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Comparative Behaviour of Statistical Inventory Control and Materials Requirements Planning Systems Under Varying Industrial Conditions: Presentation and Evaluation of a Model
E.C. EtienneGiven a limited set of assumptions, a model is developed that shows how the economic advantage of Materials Requirements Planning over Order Point‐Order Quantity Technique, varies…
Work Improvement Programmes: Quality Control Circles Compared with Traditional Western Approaches
Richard J. SchonbergerQuality control circles, a Japanese management technique for improving quality, productivity, and worker morale, have been widely adopted in western industry. The apparent hope is…
New Products — Strategies and Risks for Smaller Firms
A.H. Adams, W.M. WalbankDespite the attractions and high profit or growth potential of expansion by new products into new markets, smaller firms, particularly the specialist resource and general…
Inventory Service Levels — Comparison of Measures
David RonenInventory service levels are a concern of every inventory system. Poor service levels may result in loss of customers and sales, whereas excessive service levels result in loss of…
Factors Affecting the Introduction of Industrial Robots
A. Hamidi‐Noori, Andrew TemplerThe lagging growth in productivity of many western industries has at last captured public attention. Many observers attribute the problem, at least in part, to management…
ISSN:
0144-3577Online date, start – end:
1980Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Dr Tobias Schoenherr
- Prof. Constantin Blome
- Robert D. Klassen