| Article ID: | iaor199175 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 29 |
| Start Page Number: | 12 |
| End Page Number: | 15 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1988 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Panisset Brian D. |
| Keywords: | production: MRP |
MRP II principles are widely accepted in manufacturing industries, but they have achieved little recognition in predicting repair/refurbish activities. This is partially because MRP logic classically has not recognised the repair order, with its implications of disassembly and reassembly. This article describes the application of MRP II and outlines the software implications in a railway workshop.