The article is an analysis of materials management in different areas of functioning of manufacturing enterprises, with particular reference to the costs generated by it and all possible risk factors. The overall objective is to demonstrate, on the basis of the study in the furniture industry,...

In capital‐intensive industries, the management of the prime revenue‐earning capital assets is of critical importance. While much has been done to improve some key functions, such as maintenance of the asset, the area of materials management – a critical support service – is frequently...

A framework is presented based on the MRP Evolution‐Information System Evolution (MEISE) grid to classify MRP users in terms of the diagonal band along the dimension of information processing system development. The classification scheme provides a guideline for the information system...