附註:Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Re-emergence of the Domain -- The Human Contribution to Planning, Scheduling and Control in Manufacturing Industry: Background and Context / Bart MacCarthy and John Wilson -- From Anecdotes to Theory: A Review of Existing Knowledge on Human Factors of Planning and Scheduling / Sarah Crawford and Vincent C.S. Wiers -- Lessons from the Factory Floor / Kenneth N. McKay -- Field Studies of Planners, Schedulers and Industrial Practice -- A Case Study of Scheduling Practice at a Machine Tool Manufacturer / Scott Webster -- Making Sense of Scheduling: The Realities of Scheduling Practice in an Engineering Firm / Sarah Crawford -- Boundaries of the Supervisory Role and their Impact on Planning and Control / Howarth Harvey -- Lingering Amongst the Lingerie: An Observation-based Study into Support for Scheduling at a Garment Manufacturer / Caroline Vernon -- Decision Support for Production Scheduling Tasks in Shops with Much Uncertainty and Little Autonomous Flexibility / Kenneth N. McKay and Vincnet C.S. Wiers -- Human Factors in the Planning and Scheduling of Flexible Manufacturing Systems / Jannes Slomp -- Plans, Schedules and Computer Systems -- Design of a Knowledge-based Scheduling System for a Sheet Material Manufacturer / Vincent C.S. Wiers -- Design and Implementation of an Effective Decision Support System: A Case Study in Steel Hot Rolling Mill Scheduling / Peter Cowling -- A Field Test of a Prototype Scheduling System / Scott Webster -- Architecture and Interface Aspects of Scheduling Decision Support / Peter G. Higgins -- Designing and Using an Interactive MRP-CRP System Based on Human Responsibility / Nobuto Nakamura -- Context and Environment for Planning, Scheduling and Control -- Assessing the Effectiveness of Manufacturing Information Systems / Janet Efstathious, Anisoara Calinescu, John Schirn, Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, Suja Sivadasan, Julita Bermejo-Alonso, Alfonso Xel Sabio, and Colin J. Neill -- Planning and Scheduling in the Batch Chemical Industry
摘要:International case studies and up-to-date research is shown to prove that despite bringing computer-based programs into industry, the human scheduler has the pivotal role to play.