MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING: AN ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

This paper focuses on the inventory planning process at Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) from an overall organizational perspective. It takes a great deal more than just planning to achieve the agency's objectives. Key elements to support effective inventory planning are: having established policies and guidelines; a support organization; reliable information; the freedom to make decisions; and, follow-through. This paper goes into some of the issues a planner considers as the planning and stock replenishment process continues. The importance of the human element in the planning process is emphasized.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Transportation Association

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• Authors:
  • Lewis, R G
• Conference:
  • The 1998 Bus Operations, Technology and Management Conference
  • Location: Phoenix, Arizona
  • Date: 1998-5-17 to 1998-5-21
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 5p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Decision making; Human factors; Inventory control; Materials management; Organization; Planning; Public transit
• Geographic Terms: Dallas (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796226
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 2000 12:00AM