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The Production Information Control System (PICS) developed by IBM, and its application to the wire and cable industry, are described. The system consists of eight basic modules: engineering data control, forecasting, inventory control, requirements planning, capacity planning, shop floor control, operations scheduling, and purchasing. The system can maximize manpower and machine utilization.
The Production Information Control System (PICS) developed by IBM, and its application to the wire and cable industry, are described. The system consists of eight basic modules: engineering data control, forecasting, inventory control, requirements planning, capacity planning, shop floor control, operations scheduling, and purchasing. The system can maximize manpower and machine utilization.
| Author(s) | Elbling, P.IBM Corp. |
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| Publication/Event/Pages | Wire Journal7(9): 149-154 1974, Paper presented at WAI 43rd Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada |
| Year | 1974 |
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