| Article ID: | iaor1994504 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 23 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 68 |
| End Page Number: | 78 |
| Publication Date: | May 1993 |
| Journal: | Interfaces |
| Authors: | Martin Clarence H., Dent Denver C., Eckhart James C. |
| Keywords: | scheduling |
FLAGPOL, a large-scale linear-programming model of the production, distribution, and inventory operations in the flat glass business of Libbey-Owens-Ford deals with four plants, over 200 products, and over 40 demand centers in a 12-month planning horizon. Annual savings from a variety of sources are estimated at over $2,000,000.