MRP (Material Requirements Planning) in the Third World. Article first refers to different manufacturing environments and the difficulties posed by them.

MRP IN THE THIRD WORLD Summary Since 1970 there has been a crusade for the MRP (Material Requirements Planning). Different approaches to the design of MRP II-based systems that have functioned as companywide integrators of the material planning process have continued to flourish, both in the literature and on the shop floor. It was quickly recognized that a MPS (Master Production Schedule) must drive the material plans generated by MRP. In its most simplistic form, MPS …

…world issues, several analyses, very carefully considered, of alternative scenarios are required. It seems that the third world is the worst of all words and that one must understand that the effects of any proposed solution are of tremendous scope and of a magnitude that involves the whole company before any further attempt. REFERENCE LIST MRP IN THE THIRD WORLD Dennis J. Kulonda, PH.D., CFPIM; Production and Inventory Management Journal; Third Quarter 2000; Volume 41, Issue 3.