Article ID: | iaor19911975 |
Country: | United States |
Volume: | 31 |
Start Page Number: | 1 |
End Page Number: | 6 |
Publication Date: | Feb 1990 |
Journal: | Production and Inventory Management Journal |
Authors: | Taylor Sam G., Bolander Steven F. |
Process flow scheduling is a type of scheduling system which uses the process structure to guide scheduling calculations. This system is illustrated with examples from Eastman Kodak Company and Coors Brewing Company. Both companies combine forward- and reverse-flow scheduling techniques into mixed flow scheduling systems.