Pull vs Push: a Discussion of Lean, JIT, Flow, and Traditional MRP
Part 1: Tutorial
P.J. Jakovljevic - January 14, 2004

Flow Manufacturing

The lean manufacturing support philosophy has recently received increased interest, potentially allowing it to break like a huge wave across industry. The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems of the 1990s have been burdened with the liability of carrying on some well-publicized Material Requirements Planning (MRP) problems like complex bills of material (BOMs), inefficient workflows and unnecessary transactions, activities, and data collections. While several years ago prospects were tentatively inquiring about lean capabilities, now they seem to be increasingly requesting them...