Buffering decisions under MRP environment: A review

This paper reviews the buffering issues in materials requirements planning (MRP) systems, issues whose combined effects have not been adequately dealt with in the literature. Though some factors, such as part commonality and lot sizing, have been dealt with individually, their interactions, for exam...

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Published inOmega (Oxford) Vol. 16; no. 4; pp. 325 - 331
Main Authors Chu, C-H, Hayya, J.C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Exeter Elsevier Ltd 1988
Elsevier
Pergamon Press
SeriesOmega
Subjects
Applied sciences
Exact sciences and technology
Inventory control, production control. Distribution
Operational research and scientific management
Operational research. Management science
Stockpile control
Security stockpile
Planning
Production control
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Summary:This paper reviews the buffering issues in materials requirements planning (MRP) systems, issues whose combined effects have not been adequately dealt with in the literature. Though some factors, such as part commonality and lot sizing, have been dealt with individually, their interactions, for example, have so far not been ascertained.
ISSN:0305-0483
1873-5274
DOI:10.1016/0305-0483(88)90069-2