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 Vol. 4 No. 7



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African Journal of Business Management Vol. 4(7), pp. 1395-1400, 4 July 2010     

ISSN 1993-8233 ©2010 Academic Journals

 

 

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Investigation of the impact of applying TOC in MRP using a case study

 

Kamaladin Rahmani1, Abolfazl Fereydooni2, Mahmood Behravesh3 and Masoud Behravesh4*

 

1Department of Economics and Management, Islamic Azad University -Tabriz Branch, Iran.

2Islamic Azad University -Tabriz Branch, Iran.

3Department of Industrial Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Iran.

4Department of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Allameh Mohadeth Noori Institute of Higher Education, Iran.

 

*Corresponding author. E-mail: behrawesh@gmail.com.

 

Accepted 2 June, 2010

 

Abstract

 

In this research, the impact of applying TOC in MRP systems has been studied through a case study. First the theories of TOC and MRP and their integration histories have been reviewed. The research methodology was devised using library and field studies. The proposed method was applied to Tabriz Diecast Aluminum Casing and Bending Company. The company organizational documents have been used in studying the impact on company operations. The collected documents and information were thoroughly evaluated and analyzed to obtain the final results of using TOC in production systems and MRP as presented in this paper. In today’s economy, cost reduction and increasing production output and quality are regarded as top priorities for survival and competition as they can guarantee the success of a company in the long run.

 

Key words: Constraint, theory of constraints, manufacturing resource planning OR, manufacturing resource planning (MRP), optimized production techniques (OPT).

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