The importance of holistic industrial management is outlined in this paper. The new needs that have arisen in industry, due to the fact of general macroeconomic changes, are discussed and the minimal specifications of an organisational model that reflect a solution towards integration, are presented. The expected benefits by the use of such a model are examined in brief and the concept of a supporting information system is introduced. Finally a schematic diagram of the discussed model, showing the possible functional elements-departments of an industrial enterprise and their interaction, is presented.
Holistic Managerial Approach, FSM, MPS, MRPII, CRP