An Integrated Approach in Production Planning and Scheduling

This book presents an integrated model for production planning and scheduling as well as a lot-streaming procedure for job-shop scheduling. Of particular interest is the consistency of the decisions taken at the planning and scheduling levels as well as the simple iterative method of resolution. The lot-streaming procedure is also simple and yields dramatic savings. Numerous numerical experiments are presented as well as illustrative figures and tables. The main benefit for the reader is a first attempt to derive an integrated and consistent model for planning and scheduling. The lot-streaming procedure is also new.