Abstract:
By surveying some of the research that has been carried out, a need for a systematic approach to
the problem formulation and solution development in designing custom-made integrated production
planning systems has been justified. Some of the research work is critically analysed. The authors
propose a General approach which includes steps directing a Planning Manager to build up his
own model. It basically consists of how it should be built with the procedural sequence which
should be followed and he should be guided how he can select the mathematical models wherever
required. These should be well explained with examples. But the user should be given the
flexibility to do it on his own and to develop mathematical models wherever required . Past
research can be used as tools to incorporate in the methodology and it is expected that case studies
can verify the validity of the model.
