Article ID: | iaor1998151 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 75 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 405 |
End Page Number: | 412 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1994 |
Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
Authors: | Axster Sven, Rosling Kaj |
This paper compares Material Requirements Planning (MRP) with reorder point policies for multi-level inventory control. For general acyclical inventory systems it is demonstrated that MRP should be ranked at the top followed by installation stock (