Article ID: | iaor2007211 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 36 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 69 |
End Page Number: | 86 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2006 |
Journal: | Interfaces |
Authors: | Downs Brian, Bixby Ann |
Keywords: | programming: linear |
Swift & Company uses an integrated system of 45 linear-programming models based on three model formulations to dynamically schedule its beef-fabrication operations at five plants in real time as it receives orders. This scheduling application resulted in documented improvements in key metrics, such as order fulfillment, on-time delivery, and the percentage of a week's scheduled production for which there are existing orders. The application enabled Swift & Company to execute its business strategy and obtain a 200 percent return on investment in its first year of production.