With the benefit of Hollerith’s ingenious idea and business sense, IBM long held the monopoly over the commercial use of data processing.....
technology. The early logistics software also originated from IBM. Between 1960 and 1980, many other companies developed both company-specific and standardized packages for the computerization of planning & control. Today, logistics software is in widespread use. Indeed, it is currently used in over 80% of all medium-sized and large companies. The most widely used logistics software packages are based on the MRP II concept and, increasingly, incorporate just-in-time and both variant-oriented and processor-oriented concepts. Although the trend is towards standard software, company-specific packages are still very important in many situations.