Skip to content
University of Maryland LibrariesDigital Repository at the University of Maryland
    • Login
    View Item 
    •   DRUM
    • A. James Clark School of Engineering
    • Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports
    • View Item
    •   DRUM
    • A. James Clark School of Engineering
    • Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports
    • View Item
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    A New Approach to MRP Functioning in Make-to-Order Manufacture.

    Thumbnail
    View/Open
    TR_86-84.pdf (1.195Mb)
    No. of downloads: 541

    Date
    1986
    Author
    Harhalakis, George
    Bohse, Micheal E.
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Because of the unique requirements in the industry dealing with long lead time, custom-made products cannot be satisfied by either MRP or Critical Path systems alone, but necessitate a combination of features of both. MRP is capable of handling manufacturing tasks in great detail, but it is not designed to accomodate non-material related items. Further, schedules generated by MRP do not reflect the flexibility desired in varying amounts in every manufacturing contract. Critical Path, also known as Network Analysis, can handle activities of any nature. It provides flexibility in scheduling activity and caters for resource and cashflow scheduling and other features usually not present in typical MRP systems. A combined MRP/Network Analysis system for use in a make-to-order manufacturing environment is described. The paper examines in detail the experience gained from a leading compressor manufacturer whose most functional requirements were finally met by the proposed model.
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/1903/4507
    Collections
    • Institute for Systems Research Technical Reports

    DRUM is brought to you by the University of Maryland Libraries
    University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-7011 (301)314-1328.
    Please send us your comments.
    Web Accessibility
     

     

    Browse

    All of DRUMCommunities & CollectionsBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjectsThis CollectionBy Issue DateAuthorsTitlesSubjects

    My Account

    LoginRegister
    Pages
    About DRUMAbout Download Statistics

    DRUM is brought to you by the University of Maryland Libraries
    University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742-7011 (301)314-1328.
    Please send us your comments.
    Web Accessibility