This paper discusses a methodology to determine an appropriate sequence for implementing engineering and management (E&M) techniques for enhancing the effectiveness of the production and inventory control (P&IC) system. Firstly, direct relationships among E&M techniques are analysed using the fuzzy interpretive structural modelling (FISM) approach. A procedure based on a max-min fuzzy composition of the direct relationships is also applied to determine indirect relationships among E&M techniques. Then, an appropriate implementation sequence of these E&M techniques is determined based on the driver power and dependence scores that are derived from the overall direct and indirect relationships among these techniques.
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Yenradee et al. (2000) studied this question.