SEQUENCE FOR MANAGING THE SITUATIONAL FACTORS TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF PRODUCTION AND INVENTORY CONTROL-SYSTEM

In managing the situational factors to improve the performances of pro duction and inventory control systems, the sequence for managing the f actors should not be arbitrarily decided, since the factors are not in dependent but are inter-related. To determine the suitable sequence, t he inter-relationships among the situational factors are studied. Base d on these relationships, a hierarchy of the factors is obtained by us ing Fuzzy Interpretative Structural Modelling (FISM). In addition, ind irect relationships between the factors are also studied. Based on the ir driver power and dependence, the factors are classified into sector s. The approach presented can be used as a guideline for determining t he sequence for managing the situational factors.