Ebook: Lotsizing and Scheduling for Production Planning

Billions of dollars are tied up in the inventories of manufacturing companies which cause large (interest) costs. A small decrease of the inventory and/or production costs without reduction of the service level can increase the profit substantially. Especially in the case of scarce capacity, efficient production schedules are fundamental for short delivery time and on-time delivery which are important competitive priorities. To support decision makers by improving their manufacturing resource planning system with appropriate methods is one of the most of production planning. interesting challenges The following chapters contain new models and new solution strategies which may be helpful for decision makers and for further research in the areas of production planning and operations research. The main subject is on lotsizing and scheduling. The objectives and further characteristics of such problems can be inferred from practical need. Thus, before an outline is given, we consider the general objectives of lotsizing and scheduling and classify the most important characteristics of such problems in the following sections.

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This book deals with lotsizing and scheduling and shows how to determine the size and sequence of lots for a production facility at minimal costs with respect on demand and capacity constraints.
Lotsizing is of growing importance in research, teaching, and practice. The discussion of existing models which are proposed in literature results in new types of models for lotsizing and (semi-) scheduling. The models take respect on setup times, sequence dependent setup costs, multi-machines, and make-or-buy decisions in a single- or multi-stage environment.

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This book deals with lotsizing and scheduling and shows how to determine the size and sequence of lots for a production facility at minimal costs with respect on demand and capacity constraints.
Lotsizing is of growing importance in research, teaching, and practice. The discussion of existing models which are proposed in literature results in new types of models for lotsizing and (semi-) scheduling. The models take respect on setup times, sequence dependent setup costs, multi-machines, and make-or-buy decisions in a single- or multi-stage environment.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Single-Level Capacitated Lotsizing Problems....Pages 9-21
Single-Level Lotsizing and Scheduling Problems....Pages 22-30
Extensions of the PLSP....Pages 31-49
Control of Stochastic Algorithms via Sequential Analysis....Pages 50-68
A New Class of Stochastic Heuristics for the PLSP and the CLSPL....Pages 69-85
Computational Results....Pages 86-106
Summary and Future Work....Pages 107-107
Back Matter....Pages 108-120

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This book deals with lotsizing and scheduling and shows how to determine the size and sequence of lots for a production facility at minimal costs with respect on demand and capacity constraints.
Lotsizing is of growing importance in research, teaching, and practice. The discussion of existing models which are proposed in literature results in new types of models for lotsizing and (semi-) scheduling. The models take respect on setup times, sequence dependent setup costs, multi-machines, and make-or-buy decisions in a single- or multi-stage environment.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-VIII
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Single-Level Capacitated Lotsizing Problems....Pages 9-21
Single-Level Lotsizing and Scheduling Problems....Pages 22-30
Extensions of the PLSP....Pages 31-49
Control of Stochastic Algorithms via Sequential Analysis....Pages 50-68
A New Class of Stochastic Heuristics for the PLSP and the CLSPL....Pages 69-85
Computational Results....Pages 86-106
Summary and Future Work....Pages 107-107
Back Matter....Pages 108-120
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