@inproceedings{2878164235de43bd96fde12b6d7297ec,
title = "Production control in engineer-to-order firms",
abstract = "During the last decade many engineer-to-order firms have tried to implement MRP II systems, however, the little or no success. The choice of a MRP II system is often based on the wide availability of MRP II software and the fact that the exact reasons why this software is not suitable for engineer-to-order firms are not understood. Therefore, the many implementation failures are not surprising. In the first part of this paper we will discuss the main differences between engineer-to-order manufacturing and the make-to-stock manufacturing (which was the basis for the development of MRP II software). Important characteristics of the engineer-to-order situation are: the important role of the customer order, the customer-specific product specifications and the product and production uncertainty. These characteristics of the engineer-to-order production situation differ substantially from the basic assumptions of MRP II. An engineer-to-order situation thus asks for a completely different production control system. In the second part of this paper we will present a production control framework which better suits the specific characteristics of the engineer-to-order situation",
author = "J.W.M. Bertrand and D.R. Muntslag",
year = "1993",
doi = "10.1016/0925-5273(93)90077-X",
language = "English",
isbn = "0-444-81689-5",
series = "International Journal of Production Economics",
publisher = "Elsevier",
pages = "3--22",
editor = "R.W. Gr{\"u}bstr{\"o}m and H.H. Hinterhuber and J. Lundquist",
booktitle = "Strategic and operational issues in production economics : proceedings of the seventh international working seminar on production economics, Igls, Austria, February 17-21, 1992",
address = "Netherlands",
}