| Article ID: | iaor1991467 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 30 |
| Start Page Number: | 17 |
| End Page Number: | 18 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1989 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Brown Robert G. |
| Keywords: | software |
The paper describes the current tendency toward implementing ‘slabs’ of software one topic at a time. The alternative of horizontal implementation-managing everything in one slice-is explained and recommended as the way to get ‘the right quantity of the right product in the right place at the right time.’