A review of production planning and control: The applicability of key concepts to the make-to-order industry

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 869-898

  Stevenson, M ^a   Hendry, L C ^a   Kingsman, B G ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Job shop; Make to order (MTO); Production planning and control (PPC); Small and medium sized enterprises (SME); Workload control (WLC)

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

JOB SHOP; MAKE-TO-ORDER (MTO); PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL (PPC); SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED ENTERPRIZES (SME); WORKLOAD CONTROL (WLC);

PROCESS CONTROL;

EID: 27744563510     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: 1366588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0020754042000298520     Document Type: Review

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