| Article ID: | iaor1990905 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Start Page Number: | 12 |
| End Page Number: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1987 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Oakland John S., Sohal Amrik |
The survey upon which this work was based sought to establish production managers’ areas of responsibility, the use pattern of several techniques, and the reasons why some techniques are used rarely or not at all. Thirty-five widely promulgated techniques were grouped into eight categories for the purpose of the survey.