| Article ID: | iaor1990125 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 27 |
| Start Page Number: | 58 |
| End Page Number: | 68 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1986 |
| Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
| Authors: | Melnyk Steven A., Vickery Shawnee K., Carter Phillip L. |
The problem of scheduling, sequencing, and dispatching has received a great deal of attention from researchers over the last 30 years; however, few of the techniques developed have been adopted by managers. Based on a survey of managers and consultants, the article explores the reasons for this condition.