BPSS - A SCHEDULING SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR THE PACKAGING INDUSTRY
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
ADLER, L; FRAIMAN, N; KOBACKER, E; PINEDO, M; PLOTNICOFF, JC; WU, TP
署名单位：
Columbia University; Kraft Heinz
刊物名称：
OPERATIONS RESEARCH
ISSN/ISSBN：
0030-364X
DOI：
10.1287/opre.41.4.641
发表日期：
1993
页码：
641-648
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摘要：
This paper describes a scheduling support system for plants that produce multiply paper bags. The machine environment in these plants may be described as a flexible flow shop. That is, there are a number of stages in series with a number of machines in parallel at each stage. The jobs have specified shipping dates as well as priorities; their processing times and setup times are known in advance. We developed a five-step algorithm that schedules all the jobs at the various stages. This algorithm has been incorporated in a system, the Bagpak Production Scheduling System (BPSS), which also contains a data base management module and a user interface module. The system has been implemented in two plants, and is used on a regular basis. It has increased considerably the accuracy of the available information regarding the production process. The scheduler, in conjunction with the system, is able to produce better schedules; he now always knows where given performance measures stand. In addition, the available information enables the scheduler to provide better service to customers.