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A study of the MRP implementation process
Author(s) -
White Edna M.,
Anderson John C.,
Schroeder Roger G.,
Tupy Sharon E.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
journal of operations management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.649
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1873-1317
pISSN - 0272-6963
DOI - 10.1016/0272-6963(82)90002-x
Subject(s) - computer science , process (computing) , scale (ratio) , process management , operations management , risk analysis (engineering) , operations research , business , mathematics , engineering , physics , quantum mechanics , operating system
This paper reports on a large‐scale survey of companies involved in MRP implementation. Survey responses are used to develop a profile of problems typically encountered during the implementation process. Discriminant analysis is used to determine which of those problems, and additional factors, appear to affect the success or failure of MRP implementation. Finally, comparisons are made between the problems encountered during implementation and problems which were found to significantly discriminate between successful and unsuccessful MRP implementors.