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The Politics of Lot Sizing

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  • Aaron Paul Blossom

    (Department of Management, F. E. Seidman School of Business, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan 49401)

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In attempting to implement a simple, computational lot-sizing procedure in a factory producing automobile parts, I met substantial resistance, even though the company is renowned for using high technology in its products. I recommended a multiple-item economic order quantity model but was prevented from implementing it by interdepartmental politics. I realized that people can resist the force of logic, that dividing a plant into functional departments can impede progress, that people with little knowledge of well-established methods have little motivation to adopt them, and that even very small changes can yield large returns.

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  • Aaron Paul Blossom, 1995. "The Politics of Lot Sizing," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 25(4), pages 60-65, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:25:y:1995:i:4:p:60-65
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.25.4.60
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