| Article ID: | iaor1991123 |
| Country: | Netherlands |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Start Page Number: | 263 |
| End Page Number: | 304 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1988 |
| Journal: | JM&OM |
| Authors: | Duchessi Peter, Schaninger Charles M., Hobbs Don R., Pentak Lawrence P. |
| Keywords: | Materials requirement planning |
This paper reports on a nationwide survey of companies having implemented or currently implementing material requirements planning (MRP) and other MRP-based systems. It uses survey responses to identify the steps that lead to successful implementation. The results confirm many factors generally believed to be related to success and highlight the importance of others.