Job-Shop Scheduling in Textile Manufacturing: A Study of Decision Making

It is not to be cited, quoted, or reproduced prior to publication. ABSTRACT The scheduling procedure of a particular production planner in a woolen nnill is investigated, A model is developed which attempts to describe the planner's average behavior. Schedules are generated by this model and are compared with the corresponding schedules of the planner. Discrepancies between the planner's and the model's schedules are interpreted with respect to both the adequacy of the nnodel and the consistency of the planner. Suggestions are made for application of the technique to real-time scheduling.