| Article ID: | iaor1988120 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Volume: | 11 |
| Start Page Number: | 3 |
| End Page Number: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 1989 |
| Journal: | OR Spektrum |
| Authors: | Haupt R. |
Priority rules have been intensively investigated over the last 30 years by means of simulation experiments. They are also used in Shop Floor Control software systems. The paper presents a classification, a characterization, and an evaluation of elementary priority rules. Some priority rule-related model extensions are discussed.