Heuristic programming in operations management

It is the purpose of this article to sketch the importance and potentials of heuristic programming in operations management. After defining the concepts of heuristic programming and operations management, the possibilities of the former for solving problems in flow shop, job shop and project shop sy...

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Published in:Die Unternehmung (Bern) 1972-01, Vol.26 (4), p.213-231
Main Author: Herroelen, Willy S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Assembly lines
Heuristics
Industrial engineering
Job shops
Management science
Operations management
Operations research
Scheduling
Work stations
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Summary:It is the purpose of this article to sketch the importance and potentials of heuristic programming in operations management. After defining the concepts of heuristic programming and operations management, the possibilities of the former for solving problems in flow shop, job shop and project shop systems are illustrated.
ISSN:0042-059X