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A Note on the Growth of a Production Planning System: A Case Study in Evolution

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  • Renato de Matta

    (Department of Management Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242)

  • Tan Miller

    (Mercer Management Consulting, 33 Hayden Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts 02173)

Abstract

In a previous issue of this journal, Liberatore and Miller [1985] described the efforts of a ceramic tile manufacturer, American Olean Tile Company, to implement a hierarchical production and distribution planning system. That original model-based planning system evolved and progressed over the next four to five years to produce long-range benefits for the firm. Among the enhancements American Olean introduced were the replacement of a static annual optimization model with several dynamic models, an improved inventory planning approach, and improved demand forecast models.

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  • Renato de Matta & Tan Miller, 1993. "A Note on the Growth of a Production Planning System: A Case Study in Evolution," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 23(4), pages 116-122, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:23:y:1993:i:4:p:116-122
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.23.4.116
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    1. Edmund W. Schuster & Stuart J. Allen, 1998. "Raw Material Management at Welch's, Inc," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 28(5), pages 13-24, October.

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