| Article ID: | iaor1999691 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Volume: | 10 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 27 |
| End Page Number: | 32 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 1997 |
| Journal: | OR Insight |
| Authors: | Premachandra Inguruwatte, Rajasingh Ashok |
| Keywords: | programming: goal |
This article discusses a study involving the application of goal programming for production planning in a leading chicken processing plant in New Zealand. This plant purchases live birds from growing farms, processes them into chicken products and supplies these to local supermarkets.