Priority class scheduling: production scheduling for multi-objective environments

ISSN： 1366-5871

Source： Production Planning and Control, Vol.8, Iss.8, 1997-12, pp. : 762-770

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Abstract

. A new scheduling framework (priority class scheduling) is devised which reduces the conflict in the manufacturingmarketing interface. Priority class scheduling rewards manufacturing for making small improvements in efficiency, involves marketing in the setting of production priorities, improves customer service by putting in place realistic production timetables, allows manufacturing to concentrate on improving both quality and efficiency, and improves both the communication and cooperation between the shop floor, the production scheduler, marketing, and customer service. Within a production period, all jobs are classified into priority classes based on both their due dates and importance. Production is scheduled within each production period to maximize throughput subject to the priority class constraints- if any job in priority class i is started in the production period, then all jobs in priority class i - 1 must be completed within the production periods.