Beschreibung:
As supply chain management has matured, maintaining the precise flow of goods to manage schedules (and minimize inventories) on a just-in-time basis still presents major challenges. This has inspired an array of models and algorithms to help ensure the precise flow of components and final products into inventories to meet just-in-time requirements. This is the first survey of the theoretical work on computer systems models and algorithms utilized in just-in-time scheduling.
Had its beginnings with Japanese manufacturers establishing the paradigm in the 1980's and set into motion the inventory systems research that led to the field of Supply Chain Management
Preface.- Just-in-time concept in manufacturing and computer systems.- Methodological background.- Common due date.- Individual due dates.- Algorithms for schedule balancing.- References.- Subject Index.