Human performance in planning and scheduling / edited by Bart MacCarthy and John Wilson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

MacCarthy, Bart (Bart L.)

Wilson, John (John R.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Production planning.

Production scheduling.

Human engineering.

Automation--Human factors.

Physical Description:

xiv, 466 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2001.

Contents:

Part I The Re-emergence of the Domain 1

1. The Human Contribution to Planning, Scheduling and Control in Manufacturing Industry

Background and Context / Bart MacCarthy, John Wilson 3

2. From Anecdotes to Theory: A Review of Existing Knowledge on Human Factors of Planning and Scheduling / Sarah Crawford, Vincent C.S. Wiers 15

3. Lessons from the Factory Floor / Kenneth N. McKay 45

Part II Field Studies of Planners, Schedulers and Industrial Practice 65

4. A Case Study of Scheduling Practice at a Machine Tool Manufacturer / Scott Webster 67

5. Making Sense of Scheduling: The Realities of Scheduling Practice in an Engineering Firm / Sarah Crawford 83

6. Boundaries of the Supervisory Role and their Impact on Planning and Control / Howarth Harvey 105

7. Lingering Amongst the Lingerie: An Observation-based Study into Support for Scheduling at a Garment Manufacturer / Caroline Vernon 135

8. Decision Support for Production Scheduling Tasks in Shops with Much Uncertainty and Little Autonomous Flexibility / Kenneth N. McKay, Vincent C.S. Wiers 165

9. Human Factors in the Planning and Scheduling of Flexible Manufacturing Systems / Jannes Slomp 179

Part III Plans, Schedules and Computer Systems 199

10. Design of a Knowledge-based Scheduling System for a Sheet Material Manufacturer / Vincent C.S. Wiers 201

11. Design and Implementation of an Effective Decision Support System: A Case Study in Steel Hot Rolling Mill Scheduling / Peter Cowling 217

12. A Field Test of a Prototype Scheduling System / Scott Webster 231

13. Architecture and Interface Aspects of Scheduling Decision Support / Peter G. Higgins 245

14. Designing and Using an Interactive MRP-CRP System Based on Human Responsibility / Nobuto Nakamura 281

Part IV Context and Environment for Planning, Scheduling and Control 309

15. Assessing the Effectiveness of Manufacturing Information Systems / Janet Efstathiou, Anisoara Calinescu, John Schirn, Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen, Suja Sivadasan, Julita Bermejo-Alonso, Colin J. Neill 311

16. Planning and Scheduling in the Batch Chemical Industry / Jan C. Fransoo, Wenny H.M. Raaymakers 339

17. Engineering a Vehicle for World Class Logistics: From Paradox to Paradigm Shift on the Rover 75 / Joy Batchelor 355

18. A Socio-technical Approach to the Design of a Production Control System: Towards Controllable Production Units / Jannes Slomp, Gwenny C. Ruel 383

19. Planning and Scheduling in Secondary Work Systems / Toni Wafler 411

Part V Defining the Future Research Domain 449

20. Influencing Industrial Practice in Planning, Scheduling and Control / Bart MacCarthy, John Wilson 451.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0748409297

OCLC:

45283168