| 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.