... firm; and too much time spent in the system. System-related problems include the usage of parallel systems and inadequate usage of the appropriate potential of the APS system. Plan-related problems regard an incorrect production plan. Different relationships between the ITO dimensions...

... 2009 Supply chain management Forecasting Production planning Operations and production management Japan Are not defined from the viewpoint of integrating business processes, which is the main source of competitive advantage in supply chain. Therefore, we cannot yet understand how...

... Optimization techniques Production planning Meat Norway This paper reports on an MIP model created for a project that has been set up with The Norwegian Meat Research Centre (Fagsenteret for kjøtt), Molde University College, and the largest cooperative and private slaughterhouses in Norway, Gilde...

... data. The key finding is that even for products with stable demand a partial improvement of demand visibility can improve production and inventory control efficiency, but that the value of visibility greatly depends on the target products’ replenishment frequencies and the production planning cycle...