Human performance in planning and scheduling. ([2014?])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Bart MacCarthy and John Wilson.
• Editors: MacCarthy, Bart (Bart L.); Wilson, John (John R.)
• Contents: The Re-emergence of the Domain -- The Human Contribution to Planning, Scheduling and Control in Manufacturing Industry: Background and Context / Bart MacCarthy and John Wilson -- From Anecdotes to Theory: A Review of Existing Knowledge on Human Factors of Planning and Scheduling / Sarah Crawford and Vincent C.S. Wiers -- Lessons from the Factory Floor / Kenneth N. McKay -- Field Studies of Planners, Schedulers and Industrial Practice -- A Case Study of Scheduling Practice at a Machine Tool Manufacturer / Scott Webster -- Making Sense of Scheduling: The Realities of Scheduling Practice in an Engineering Firm / Sarah Crawford -- Boundaries of the Supervisory Role and their Impact on Planning and Control / Howarth Harvey -- Lingering Amongst the Lingerie: An Observation-based Study into Support for Scheduling at a Garment Manufacturer / Caroline Vernon -- Decision Support for Production Scheduling Tasks in Shops with Much Uncertainty and Little Autonomous Flexibility / Kenneth N. McKay and Vincnet C.S. Wiers -- Human Factors in the Planning and Scheduling of Flexible Manufacturing Systems / Jannes Slomp -- Plans, Schedules and Computer Systems -- Design of a Knowledge-based Scheduling System for a Sheet Material Manufacturer / Vincent C.S. Wiers -- Design and Implementation of an Effective Decision Support System: A Case Study in Steel Hot Rolling Mill Scheduling / Peter Cowling -- A Field Test of a Prototype Scheduling System / Scott Webster -- Architecture and Interface Aspects of Scheduling Decision Support / Peter G. Higgins -- Designing and Using an Interactive MRP-CRP System Based on Human Responsibility / Nobuto Nakamura -- Context and Environment for Planning, Scheduling and Control -- Assessing the Effectiveness of Manufacturing Information Systems / Janet Efstathious, Anisoara Calinescu, John Schirn, Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, Suja Sivadasan, Julita Bermejo-Alonso, Alfonso Xel Sabio, and Colin J. Neill -- Planning and Scheduling in the Batch Chemical Industry / Jan C. Fransoo and Wenny H.M. Raaymakers -- Engineering a Vehicle for World Class Logistics: From Paradox to Paradigm Shift on the Rover / Joy Batchelor -- A Socio-technical Approach to the Design of a Production Control System: Towards Controllable Production Units / Jannes Slomp and Gwenny C. Ruel -- Planning and Scheduling in Secondary Work Systems / Toni Wafler -- Defining the Future Research Domain -- Influencing Industrial Practice in Planning, Scheduling and Control / Bart MacCarthy and John Wilson.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Copyright Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, 466 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 658.5; Production planning; Production scheduling; Human engineering; Automation -- Human factors; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Industrial Technology; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Industrial Engineering; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Production & Operations Management; Automation -- Human factors; Human engineering; Production planning; Production scheduling; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780203305942; 0203305949; 0203343840
• Related ISBNs: 9780748409297; 0748409297
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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