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Volume 2, Issue 1
1 February 1981
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Review Article| February 01 1981

Implementation of Material Requirements Planning: Safety Lead Times Available to Purchase

Steven A. Melnyk;
Steven A. Melnyk
Assistant professor, Department of Management, College of Business Administration, Michigan State University
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Chris J. Piper
Chris J. Piper
Associate professor at the School of Business Administration, University of Western Ontario
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Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-6593
Print ISSN: 0144-3577
© MCB UP Limited
1981
International Journal of Operations & Production Management (1981) 2 (1): 52–61.
https://doi.org/10.1108/eb054675

This article presents the results of a simulation study of implementation practices for material requirements planning systems. In particular, the role of safety lead times in ensuring effective delivery performance is analysed and some general guidelines are suggested.

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