IN THIS PAPER, DIFFERENT SCHEDULING TECHNIQUES AND THEIR PROS AND CONS ARE EXAMINED. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MRP, INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, AND FINITE CAPACITY SCHEDULING IS ALSO PRESENTED. IT IS SHOWN THAT, MAXIMAL GAINS CAN ONLY BE OBTAINED IF THE FINITE CAPACITY SCHEDULING SYSTEMS ARE INSTALLED IN A WAY THAT ALL TYPES OF INVENTORY AS WELL AS MACHINES AND RESOURCES ARE SIMULTANEOUSLY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT. FURTHERMORE, DIFFERENT SCENARIOS ARE PRESENTED OUTLINING THE DEPLOYMENT OF FINITE CAPACITY SCHEDULING SYSTEMS SO THE HIGHEST BENEFITS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT. SOME OF THE PROCEDURAL AND CULTURAL ISSUES ARE ALSO ADDRESSED.