Materials management is one of the most important and critical processes within production planning and control in engineer-to-order (ETO) companies. To bring attention to this activity, ETO companies may benefit from a performance measurement system (PMS) that systematically monitors how well the activity is carried out. However, limited literature specifically addressing performance measurement in ETO has been identified. As a response to this, literature on ETO and performance management and –measurement has been reviewed and discussed in order to propose a PMS for measuring materials management performance in ETO. The research provides a basis for further studies on the topic, and the proposed PMS could be used by managers in ETO companies to assess and improve their materials management practice.

There are many different production situations that can be employed to meet demand. In the engineer-toorder (ETO) production situation, products are manufactured to meet specific customer needs by unique engineering or significant customization. In such an environment, failing to supply the required materials in the right quantities and at the right time increases the risk of breaching due date agreements and thereby losing customer satisfaction. As such, materials management is one of the most important and critical processes within production planning and control in ETO. To bring attention and improvement to this area, ETO companies may benefit from a performance measurement system (PMS) that systematically monitors how well materials management is carried out. The design of a company's PMS varies with its production situation. Within the large body of literature on performance management and measurement, limited literature specifically addressing performance measurement in ETO has been identified. After being approached by a Norwegian ETO company requesting a PMS for materials management, the authors therefore set out to design the PMS from scratch, using literature on ETO, materials management and performance management and measurement as a starting point. The paper presents the proposed PMS. It provides a basis for further studies on the topic, and could be used by managers in ETO companies to assess and improve their materials management practice.

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The article is devoted to the design features of the notification module in the information-analytical system ”Educational process”. Due to the complexity and nonlinearity of the problem, it was decided to apply the system analysis method to research the subject area. In addition, the existing analogues of warning systems were considered, which made it possible to determine the maximum possible functionality of the module.

In the context of growing competition between rail transport and other transport types, there is a need to improve the transportation process. In modern conditions, railway transport is the main link in the logistics chain of moving goods from the shipper to the receiver. The efficiency of the railway transport complex can be improved by using logistics principles in the organization of local work on the network sections. In this study, we suggest ways to solve the problem of improving the quality of service for freight owners and the efficiency of organizing local work, which is relevant for railways. To make decisions aimed at improving the efficiency of the organization of local work, a procedure for determining the costs of organizing and promoting local trains was developed, taking into account the costs on maintaining the railway infrastructure. Not only the operational activity of the railways, but also the quality of transport customers service, compliance with the regulatory deadlines for cargo delivery, depends on the choice of the optimal option for organizing local car traffic into trains and their promotion along the section. The option is selected by comparing the costs for each of the possible options for organizing local car traffic into trains and moving them along the section.

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