A Planning and Control Framework for Non‐profit Humanitarian Organizations
International Journal of Operations & Production Management
ISSN: 0144-3577
Article publication date: 1 April 1994
Abstract
The management in non‐profit humanitarian organizations is often preoccupied with its welfare objectives and ignores the operations efficiency and operating cost controls. Proposes an operations‐planning and control framework for small non‐profit humanitarian organizations. The proposed framework integrates several operations management‐planning tools such as time series forecasting, aggregate production planning, ABC analysis, and material requirements planning (MRP) to facilitate better demand and resource management. The purpose of this framework is to provide management with better resource planning and a base of performance evaluation. Using real data, this framework was applied to a non‐profit organization taking into consideration its unique welfare objective. Results indicate that substantial improvements in operations efficiency and cost reduction are possible for small non‐profit organizations through modified operations‐planning and control activities.
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Citation
Sheu, C. and Wacker, J.G. (1994), "A Planning and Control Framework for Non‐profit Humanitarian Organizations", International Journal of Operations & Production Management, Vol. 14 No. 4, pp. 64-78. https://doi.org/10.1108/01443579410056047
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
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