Production Scheduling with Multiple Criteria Objectives

For many years the L.P. transportation technique has been proved to be an effective means of tackling production planning in the food industry. As the plan approaches implementation however, the objectives can change from ones of cost minimisation to those of utilising existing company resources. This paper describes the modifications which are required to the formulation in order to satisfy these new objectives, and is based on a study of production scheduling undertaken for a large food manufacturer.