Buffering Decisions under MRP Environment: A Review

This paper reviews the buffering issues in materials requirements planning (MRP) systems, issues whose combined effects have not been adequately dealt with in the literature. Though some factors, such as part commonality and lot sizing, have been dealt with individually, their interactions, for exam...

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Main Authors: CHU, Chao-Hsien, Hayya, J. C.
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Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 1988
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Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/1802
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0305-0483(88)90069-2
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:This paper reviews the buffering issues in materials requirements planning (MRP) systems, issues whose combined effects have not been adequately dealt with in the literature. Though some factors, such as part commonality and lot sizing, have been dealt with individually, their interactions, for example, have so far not been ascertained.