| Article ID: | iaor1991109 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 29 |
| Start Page Number: | 57 |
| End Page Number: | 61 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1988 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Kanet John J. |
| Keywords: | manufacturing industries, production: MRP |
Several intrinsic shortcomings of material requirements planning and its successive variants are elaborated. Among the hopeful directions suggested for updating manufacturing logistics are use of increasing computer capability and computer-directed search.