Article ID: | iaor20043532 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 15 |
Issue: | 3 |
Start Page Number: | 324 |
End Page Number: | 335 |
Publication Date: | Apr 2004 |
Journal: | Production Planning & Control |
Authors: | Sanders Nada R., Neureuther Brian D., Polak George G. |
Keywords: | scheduling, programming: linear |
A three-tiered hierarchical production plan for a strictly make-to-order steel fabrication plant with the objective of developing a production plan and master schedule for a set of product archetypes is implemented. Data are collected from an actual steel fabrication plant located in the Midwestern section of the US. An aggregate linear programming model, a non-linear disaggregate model and a master production schedule comprise the respective tiers. Appropriate models provide the forecasts needed in the first two tiers. A production plan and master schedule based on data collected at the plant, benefits expected for its implementation and practical limitations are reported.