The Planning and Scheduling of Production Systems. Methodologies and Applications.

. Ed(s): Artiba, A.; Elmaghraby, S.E.

ISBN 10: 0412610205 / ISBN 13: 9780412610202

Published by Chapman and Hall, 1996

About this Item

Presents developments in theory, methodology and technique in the field of planning and scheduling of production systems. This book aims to promote understanding of the fundamental precepts and their application in practice. It explains what the different approaches are, and how and when they are applied. Editor(s): Artiba, A.; Elmaghraby, S.E. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJMV5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 719. . 1996. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Planning and Scheduling of Production Systems. Methodologies and Applications.
• Publisher: Chapman and Hall
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0412610205
• ISBN 13: 9780412610202
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

If one accepts the premise that there is no wealth without production, whether at the individual or national level, one is immediately led to the conclusion that the study of productive systems lies at the forefront of subjects that should be intensively, as well as rationally and extensively, studied to achieve the desired 'sustainable growth' of society, where the latter is defined as growth in the quality of life that does not waste the available resources in the long run. Since the end of World War II there has been a remarkable evolution in thinking about production, abetted to a large measure by the nascent field of informatics: the computer technology and the edifices that have been built around it, such as information gathering and dissemination worldwide through communication networks, software products, peripheral interfaces, etc. Additionally, the very thought processes that guide and motivate studies in production have undergone fundamental changes which verge on being revolutionary, thanks to developments in operations research and cybernetics.

Review

This book gives a state-of-the-art report on modern approaches to problems of planning, scheduling and control of production systems, and in particular manufacturing systems - Lavoisier