Production Scheduling

The performance of an company depends both on its technologicalexpertise and its managerial and organizational effectiveness. Production management is an important part of the process formanufacturing firms. The organization of production relies ingeneral on the implementation of a certain number of basicfunctions, among which the scheduling function plays an essentialrole. This title presents recently developed methods for resolvingscheduling issues. The basic concepts and the methods of productionscheduling are introduced and advanced techniques are discussed, providing readers with a comprehensive and accessible guide toemploying this process.