Abstract
The Total Productivity Model (TPM), developed by Sumanth in 1979, has been applied to a number of situations involving manufacturing as well as service-oriented operations. The diversity of applications on the one hand, and the flexibility of usage of the microcomputers on the other hand, have helped to focus the need for a micro-computer based Decision Support System (DSS). This paper presents such a system using the Macintosh Computer. This DSS is a highly interactive, menu-driven program that can provide on-the screen capabilities of individual operational units as well as the firm that comprises of them. The system has several convenient features to assess the "PRODUCTIVITY- ORIENTED PROFITABILITY" of any type companies/organizations. The system logic and flow chart, data input and output formats, and sensitivity analysis will be shown and discussed in the paper. A balanced critique will be offered to view the system in a proper perspective with respect to structural elements of the Decision Support System.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 32-35 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Computers and Industrial Engineering |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1-4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 1986 |
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- Management Science and Operations Research
- Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering
- Applied Mathematics
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A micro computer decision support system for the total-productivity model (TPM). / Sumanth, David J.; Sol, Juan Carlos.
In: Computers and Industrial Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 1-4, 01.01.1986, p. 32-35.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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