ISSUES IN THE USE, DESIGN AND EVOLUTION OF PROCESS SCHEDULING AND PLANNING SYSTEMS

Citation
G. Applequist et al., ISSUES IN THE USE, DESIGN AND EVOLUTION OF PROCESS SCHEDULING AND PLANNING SYSTEMS, ISA transactions, 36(2), 1997, pp. 81-121
Citations number
58
Categorie Soggetti
Instument & Instrumentation",Engineering
Journal title
ISSN journal
00190578
Volume
36
Issue
2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
81 - 121
Database
ISI
SICI code
0019-0578(1997)36:2<81:IITUDA>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
This paper reviews the basic terminology associated with process sched uling and planning problems, the technical issues underlying their for mulation and solution, and the considerations associated with installi ng, scheduling and planning software. This review motivates a discussi on of next generation scheduling and planning technology. Examples are provided to illustrate both basic applications, and to show the scope of industrial scale problems. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd.