Article ID: | iaor19961610 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 37 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 28 |
End Page Number: | 35 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1996 |
Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
Authors: | Schmahl Karen E. |
A major defense contractor developed and implemented a decision support and finite scheduling system to improve performance in a large machine shop. While implementation of the system indicated overall success, detailed post-implementation assessment showed significant variation between the level of usage and benefit across the shop.