AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF SCHEDULING DECISION BEHAVIOR.

Abstract : This paper reports on an empirical study of schedule sequencing and develops a model which describes certain aspects of the decision-making behavior of a manager in a New England manufacturing firm. The production scheduling decision for which the manager is responsible is critical to the company's profitable operation, recurs daily, and can be programmed in the form of a decision rule. The model estimated provides a mechanism for predicting the manager's behavior with reasonable accuracy. Scheduling decision performance is discussed in terms of optimal and consistent behavior under the rule. (Author)