Freezing the master production schedule for material requirements planning systems under demand uncertainty
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A study is conducted to help multi-level material requirements planning practitioners make better selections of freezing parameters in master production schedules (MPS) in manufacturing environments. A model was built to investigate MPS parameters, including planning horizons, freezing proportions, freezing methods and replanning periodicity. The study also examines the effect of forecasting errors on the selection of MPS freezing parameters and system performance.
Publication Name: Journal of Operations Management
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0272-6963
Year: 1993
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Alternative approaches for reducing schedule instability in multistage manufacturing under demand uncertainty
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Schedule instability resulting from uncertainties in demand or supply and lot sizing affects the implementation of material requirements planning (MRP) systems. Freezing the master production schedule is the most effective way to reduce the instability and cost of multilevel MRP systems since the freeze duration includes the cumulative lead time.
Publication Name: Journal of Operations Management
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0272-6963
Year: 1995
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A taxonomy of manufacturing strategies in China
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Development of taxonomy, for understanding manufacturing strategies and methods of operations management adopted in China, is described.
Publication Name: Journal of Operations Management
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0272-6963
Year: 2006
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