| Article ID: | iaor1990934 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 7 |
| Issue: | 1/2 |
| Start Page Number: | 217 |
| End Page Number: | 232 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1987 |
| Journal: | Journal of Operations Management |
| Authors: | Scudder Gary D., Hoffmann Thomas R. |
This article evaluates the use of cost information for establishing priorities in a job shop. Most traditional research in the area of job shop scheduling uses only time-oriented rules and performance criteria when in reality, minimizing total cost is the most appropriate objective.