Abstract
The multitude of software packages available today for production and operations management creates a selection problem. This paper proposes a methodology and a tool to aid decision makers in evaluating and selecting the most appropriate package for their firm. The methodology deals with manufacturing resource planning (MRP) software and outlines two phases: the enumeration of an extensive list of criteria for MRP and the identification of a decision-making method to be used on the basis of these criteria. The analytic hierarchy process (AHP), also selected by the methodology, is applied to an actual case where a software package is selected for an industrial enterprise. Organizational and human implications resulting from the introduction of an MRP package are discussed.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 211-220 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems |
Volume | 1 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1988 |
Keywords
- analytic hierarchical process (AHP), database management
- decision support systems (DSSs)
- manufacturing resource planning (MRP)
- material requirement planning
- production and operation management