The consideration of uncertainty in manufacturing systems supposes a great advance.
Models for production planning which do not recognize the uncertainty can be expected to …

Inventory control in a supply chain is crucial for companies desiring to satisfy their customers
demands as well as controlling costs. This paper examines specifically supply planning …

An essential task in manufacturing planning and control is to determine when to release
orders to the shop floor. One key parameter is the lead time which is the planned time that …

In literature, most papers examine several stochastic demand processes where order lead
times are constant. In reality, manufacturing firms use inventory management software …

Material Requirements Planning (MRP) has deficiencies when dealing with current business
environments, marked by a more complex network, a huge variety of products with longer …

This study deals with Material Requirement Planning (MRP) software parameterization
under uncertainties. The actual lead time has random deviations; so it can be considered as …

The important part of managing uncertainty is identifying as many sources and factors of
uncertainty as possible. The main purposes of this paper are to enhance the understanding …

Abstract Material Requirements Planning (MRP) systems are frequently used in discrete
parts manufacturing to determine planned order releases. This paper proposes a mixed …

A novel line balancing problem is considered. It differs from assembly line balancing
problems in that the operations of each workstation are partitioned into blocks of …

MRP as a production planning system is appropriate for the deterministic environment.
Unfortunately, most production systems such as customer demands are stochastic, so that …