| Author | Mandal, Abani Bhusan |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.IE-93-25 |
| Subject(s) | Manufacturing resource planning
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Engineering and Technology |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. IE-93-25 |
| Abstract | Today manufacturing technique is one of the competitive weapons for manufacturing companies to exist in the competitive market . To reap the profit, the manufacturing companies will have to satisfy the customer at lowest cost and at proper time . Profitability can be achieved by improving quality, reducing lead time and invent ory . Manufacturing Resources Planning (MRP-II) , Just- in-Time (JIT) and Optimized Production Technique (OPT) a re the modern production management technique . Due to h igh cost of OPT software , OPT system is not so wide spread as like as MRP - II and JIT . MRP-II is an excellent planning tool ; but the success of this system depends on the proper software se l ection, sufficient level o f data integrity and proper education of the employees about MRP -II philosophy . All manufacturing compani es are not suitable for MRP-II . A substantial amount of companies are failed in the MRP - II system. This study involves the identification of the reasons of failure of Ma nufacturing Resources Planning (MRP-II) in Thai l and . The r eason of this study is to provide the guidelines for the companies those who are interested to i mplement the MRP -II system and a l so to h elp the MRP-II use.rs to use the system more effectively . This research has been performed in four steps : in first step the status of MRP- II in the sample companies were analyzed and typical problems faced in the system were identified. In the second step, the prerequisit e s for the implementation of MRP -II h ave been defined. MRP-I I software selection is an critical decision . The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) has been used, as a third step, for the selection of MRP-II software . Finally, the case study has been performed to quant ify and compare the benefits obtained by the three companies; one company from Class B, one from Class C and other one from Class D MRP-II user. |
| Year | 1993 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. IE-93-25 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Industrial Systems Engineering (DISE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Industrial Engineering (IE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Tabucanon, Mario T.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Batanov, D. N. ;Bohez, Erik L. J.; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Government of Belgium; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology |