| Article ID: | iaor199035 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Start Page Number: | 115 |
| End Page Number: | 121 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1986 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Safizadeh M. Hosein, Raafat Feraidoon |
| Keywords: | production: MRP |
The quest to identify the culprits behond MRP failures has chiefly focused on human resistance to change, education before and after implementation, management and employee commitment to the project, and the selection of appropriate hardware and software. The article discusses the accountability of informal systems in achieving success or failure.