TY  - JOUR
AB  - Jobbing production tends to be a relatively neglected area in
operations planning and control partly because of the relative
complexity of scheduling in low‐volume/high‐variety systems, and partly
because firms tend to be small and spend little on management
software/systems. Describes a package which uses discrete event
simulation as an aid to managers/planners in this area. This computer
system makes it possible to describe the workload of a jobbing firm,
together with the constraints imposed by product structure and
manufacturing capacity. The manager is able to test alternative Queue
Disciplines, priorities and extensions to capacity, in order to find a
schedule of work which balances the strategic objectives of the firm and
the requirements of the customer.
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
SN  - 0957-6061
DO  - 10.1108/09576069210015874
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09576069210015874
AU  - Hill John
AU  - Costa Ricardo
AU  - Jardim Eduardo
PY  - 1992
Y1  - 1992/01/01
TI  - Strategic Capacity Planning and Production Scheduling in
Jobbing Systems
T2  - Integrated Manufacturing Systems
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 22
EP  - 26
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -