Some Modelling Theoretic Remarks on Multi-Stage Production Planning -- Inventory — Production and Distribution Systems -- Two-Stage Production Planning in a Dynamic Environment -- Overview of a Stock Allocation Model for a Two-Echelon Push System Having Identical Units at the Lower Echelon --...

The logic of Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP II) is usually implemented in production planning and control systems and therefore has a major impact on the performance of many real production systems. Much of what practitioners complain about, i.e. long lead times, high work-in-process, and...