Article ID: | iaor19931782 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 31 |
Issue: | 1 |
Start Page Number: | 59 |
End Page Number: | 79 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1993 |
Journal: | International Journal of Production Research |
Authors: | Liu Jiyin, MacCarthy B.L. |
Keywords: | production |
This paper considers the gap between scheduling theory and scheduling practice. The development and the main results of classical scheduling theory are reviewed and presented in an easily accessible way. Recent trends in scheduling research which attempt to make it more relevant and applicable are described. The nature of the gap between theory and practice is discussed. The failure of classical scheduling theory to address the total environment within which the scheduling function operates is noted. However, scheduling research in operations management and manufacturing systems tends to ignore the rich vein of methods, techniques and results in the classical theory. The need for an integrated scheduling research effort, containing elements of both approaches, is stressed.