| Article ID: | iaor199087 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Start Page Number: | 22 |
| End Page Number: | 29 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 1986 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Plenert Gerhard, Best Thomas D. |
| Keywords: | production: MRP |
This article discusses the growth of these three different factory management techniques and explains some of the reasons why there are different techniques. It also compares some of the differences among these techniques and the effects they have on plant operations.