... to plan for it. Thus, when dealing with uncertainty the POR schedule that is generated from ERP systems can result in orders being delivered late. Uncertainty management Contingency planning Inventory control Manufacturing resource planning United Kingdom China Vargas and Dear (1991...

... with the demand of slow moving items such as spare parts. Based on data from a Fortune 500 company, presents the development and evaluation of a spare parts inventory control model. Compares the proposed model with the results achieved using the forecasting and inventory management modules of a popular ERP system...

... functions for fuzzy concepts using the falling shadow technique. Evidence is processed in the form of fuzzy concepts, then is rewritten back to basic probability assignments using the principle of least ignorance on randomness. The PGSS allows the user (inventory control) to examine a trade‐off between...

... of the error and to allow for this in the decision he bases on the forecast. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Customer service Forecasting Inventory control The last decade has seen a dramatic transformation in the ability of industrial nations to produce sufficient for their populations...

... corrective action. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Forecasting Information Inventory control Logistics Monitoring Statistical process control Many enterprises, especially in the manufacturing sector, have a production lead time (including procurement of raw materials) longer than the delivery...

... that this “win‐win” option is a viable alternative when it carried out a review of its customer service business stream. © MCB UP Limited 1996 Cost reduction Inventory control Logistics Management Service Spare parts At the time that this study was undertaken, the information management...

... with in the above manner. Inventory control Kanban Logistics Manufacturing industry Manufacturing systems New technology Order processing Production control Modern manufacturing systems which properly utilize the tools now available to system developers enable manufacturing management to plan...

...Pei‐Jung Hsieh; Brian H. Kleiner Describes the main characteristics of materials requirement planning and just‐in‐time inventory and outlines how it is possible to achieve zero inventory by a careful linking of the two systems. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Inventory control Materials...

... of the distribution centre,and the system approach used. © MCB UP Limited 1991 Distribution Inventory control Materials handling Paper industry Warehousing 36 LOGISTICS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT 4,4 T he problems of recording stock whereabouts in the Australian paper industry are explored...