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Information quality implications of planning process integration

Mattias Gustavsson

Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management

ISSN: 1741-038X

Article publication date: 24 October 2008

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of manufacturing planning and control (MPC) process integration on information quality (IQ).

Design/methodology/approach

Two case studies are conducted in the aerospace industry. The paper examines the influence of internal and external, and technical and organisational integration on the IQ perceived in the MPC processes.

Findings

The paper posits links between high‐integration levels and low IQ deficiency levels.

Research limitations/implications

The theoretical framework developed in this study is applicable to most industries. The case implications are based on the aerospace industry. For future research, a multi‐industry survey study supporting the theoretical framework is suggested, explaining the adaptations needed in different environments and testing the propositions derived in this paper.

Practical implications

Production, logistics and supply chain professionals' understanding of the relationships between integration and the level of IQ can be improved. Considerations about strategic development towards a required level and type of integration in order to support better IQ levels could be simplified by using the framework and results provided.

Originality/value

There has been little previous research on the links between integration level and the level of IQ. In this paper, structured frameworks of both integration and IQ are used to provide insights on and describe the relationships between integration and the quality of information.

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Citation

Gustavsson, M. (2008), "Information quality implications of planning process integration", Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Vol. 19 No. 8, pp. 933-952. https://doi.org/10.1108/17410380810911718

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Copyright © 2008, Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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