Article ID: | iaor19981696 |
Country: | Netherlands |
Volume: | 87 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 564 |
End Page Number: | 573 |
Publication Date: | Dec 1995 |
Journal: | European Journal of Operational Research |
Authors: | Tadei R., Croce F. Della, Menga G., Trubian M., Avendao J.L. |
Keywords: | scheduling |
In this work we introduce a production scheduling problem encountered in COMPAL S.A., a factory located in Lisbon, Portugal, which produces perishable goods for the food market. The paper shows how to derive a scheduling model from the factory specifications and presents a two-step heuristic procedure for its solution. This research constitutes a good example of a practical OR application involving three different European countries.