Article ID: | iaor1996848 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 35 |
Start Page Number: | 54 |
End Page Number: | 59 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1994 |
Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
Authors: | Schmahl Karen E., Anand Sam |
Keywords: | artificial intelligence: decision support |
One year after implementation of a decision support and finite scheduling system at a major defense contractor, positive impacts on production control were documented. Activity analysis shows a transition of production control support from a data gathering/expediting function to a planning/continuous improvement role. The changes in shop-floor control are effecting positive trends in the shop performance measures.