Materials requirements planning: an organizational perspective
Authors
Braman, Frederick A.
Subjects
Materials requirement planning (MRP)
Inventory control
Production control
Inventory control
Production control
Advisors
Sagehorn, Robert W.
Date of Issue
1980-03
Date
March 1980
Publisher
Monterey, California: U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis was an investigation of the organizational impacts of materials requirements planning (MRP) on using companies Five industrial facilities were visited initially and three location were selected for follow-on study. Data were collected through interviews with personnel engaged in material management and production activities. Five hypotheses were identified and evaluated. Hypotheses addresses the following areas: organizational structure, work content, departmental interdependence, informal systems and employee displacement. The investigation reveals that MRP produces significant effects on all areas studied except informal systems. Recorded effects of MRP on informal systems were inconclusive, and that hypothesis was not evaluated. The majority of recorded effects were a result of MRP requirements for computer processing of information, increased record accuracy and integration of functional areas. Frameworks for follow-on studies were suggested.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Department of Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.