Production Management Methods
Proceedings of the IFIP WG5.7 Working Conference on Evaluation of Production Management Methods, Gramado, Brazil, 21-24 March 1994
Description:... National borders are becoming increasingly open for goods and ideas and this is creating challenges both for the industrialized countries and for the developing world. Most countries wish to keep and to grow their industries and this requires the design and operation of very complex systems in such a way as to maximize jobs, profits and the quality of life in general, under quite different conditions. An improved understanding of the distinct operations, variable trade offs - indeed quite individual conceptual models of manufacturing systems in different regions is therefore necessitated.This publication addresses various aspects involved in the achievement of the aim. It presents new developments in production management methods; tools for the evaluation of them; and assessments of the adequacy of different production management methods applied to various classes of production systems. Test cases and application statistics are analysed, thereby affording a comprehensive picture of the present situation and a vision for enhanced future development.
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