An Introduction to the Mathematics of Planning and Scheduling

This book introduces readers to the many variables and constraints involved in planning and scheduling complex systems, such as airline flights and university courses. Students will become acquainted with the necessity for scheduling activities under conditions of limited resources in industrial and service environments, and become familiar with methods of problem-solving.

"Most textbooks on operations management focus more on the management of operations and case studies than on the actual specifics of algorithms.These specifics, though, areusefulto students who focus more on the details of implementing such systems. An Introduction to the Mathematics of Planning and Scheduling fills this void in the marketplace by providing a detailed and thorough presentation of the mathematical models and algorithms involved in the planning and scheduling process. It is well suited for instruction to students." Maged M. Dessouky, University of Southern California, Viterbi, USA "Graduate students of production, scheduling, and planning will thank any instructor who relies on this text. The material is well-organized and appropriate for upper division undergraduates or master's students. Concepts are presented with examples, and proofs are presented primarily in the form of pseudo code that enables students to implement new tools on their own. Combined with knowledge of data structures, this tool kit is quite powerful. Even students for whom programming is a foreign language will quickly grasp the algorithms presented and understand why and how they work." Jim Moore, University of Southern California, Viterbi, USA "This book is an important compilation of a variety of approaches to solving scheduling problems, supporting a variety of applications. It is the answer to the basic question: is complete enumeration the only way to develop an optimal schedule? Overall, I recommend this book to those wanting to frame a mathematical basis for everyday scheduling, sequencing, and inventory management problems." Mark Werwath, Northwestern University, USA

Autorentext

Geza Paul Bottlik is an Associate Professor of Engineering Practice at the University of Southern California, USA.

Inhalt

List of Figures

Preface Introduction

A brief history

Inventory

Production Planning

Manufacturing Requirements Planning

Scheduling Problems

Generation of Schedules

Algorithms for One-Machine Problems

Algorithms for Two-Machine Problems and Extensions to Multiple Machines

Implicit Enumerations

Optimization

Heuristic Approaches

Parallel Machines and Worst Case Bounds

Relaxation of Assumptions

Dynamic and Stochastic problems Appendix A: Costing of Products and Services

Appendix B: Project Scheduling

Appendix C: Hard Problems and NP-Completeness

Appendix D: Problems

Bibliography

References

Index