| Article ID: | iaor19911935 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 31 |
| Start Page Number: | 69 |
| End Page Number: | 73 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1990 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Morris John S., Dangerfield Byron J. |
| Keywords: | databases |
Relational data-base management systems (RDBMS) have many potential uses in manufacturing. This article discusses the development and use of RBDMSs and examines a number of manufacturing applications including group technology, maintenance management purchasing and inventory management, and master scheduling.