Operational aspects in the adoption of an information system in a S.M.E. - a case study.

MacKerron, Grant; Campbell, G

Abstract

This case study reviews the approach taken within a small specialist clothing manufacturer which, due to increasing demand, had to adopt a Manufacturing Information System (M.I.S.) to improve their production control information. The development and implementation of a suitable manufacturing information system is discussed and it is shown that the subsequent competitive position of the Company has improved due to the efficient management of information resources. The paper will appraise the current state of the production planning and control systems (C.A.A.P.) and the improved information flows for information feedback to the production planner to enhance the progression of orders, sales and delivery, and will recommend ways forward. It also encompasses the problems encountered during the implementation phase.

• Start Date: Apr 1, 1999
• End Date: Apr 1, 1999
• Publication Date: 1999
• Deposit Date: Aug 6, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 6, 2015
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 782-786
• Book Title: Computer-aided Production Engineering: Proceedings of the 15th International CAPE Conference
• ISBN: 9780953555801
• Keywords: Operational systems; manufacturing; SME's; information system
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8953
• Contract Date: Aug 6, 2015