| Article ID: | iaor199085 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Start Page Number: | 2 |
| End Page Number: | 12 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1986 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Lundrigan Robert |
| Keywords: | OPT |
The mystique about OPT tends to obscure its real purpose, which is to model the real world factory and produce realistic schedules based on the restrictions of that factory. This article shows how OPT can enhance MRP in the areas of shop floor control and simulations and reviews the steps to do so.