| Article ID: | iaor1991111 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 29 |
| Start Page Number: | 15 |
| End Page Number: | 21 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1988 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Patton Jon M., Byrkett Donald L., Ozden Mufit H. |
| Keywords: | production: FMS |
The relationships between an MRP and a shop floor control system and the information needed to run an FMS are detailed in this article. An example simulates the production of a group of work orders under batch or continuous operation, using single or multiple tooling, to illustrate the impact of these characteristics on system performance.