Title :
Production scheduling for perishable goods: a case study
Author :
Menga, G. ; Tadei, R. ; Trubian, M. ; Volta, G. ; Croce, F. Della
Author_Institution :
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Abstract :
Introduces a production scheduling problem encountered in COMPAL S.A., a factory located in Lisbon (Portugal) which produces perishable goods for the food market. From the factory specifications the authors show how to derive a scheduling model and a two-step heuristic procedure for its solution
Keywords :
food processing industry; production control; search problems; COMPAL S.A.; factory specifications; food market; perishable goods; production scheduling; scheduling model; two-step heuristic procedure; Computer aided software engineering; Computer integrated manufacturing; Costs; Demand forecasting; Economic forecasting; Job shop scheduling; Marketing and sales; Personnel; Processor scheduling; Production facilities;
Conference_Titel :
Robotics and Automation, 1994. Proceedings., 1994 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5330-2
DOI :
10.1109/ROBOT.1994.351248
