A disaggregation problem for a multiplant, multiproduct scheduling application

Abstract

This paper discusses an integer programming technique for planning production when there are multiple plants involved in the production of a number of products and the plants are relatively close. This allows for the closing of one plant during a planning period with a shift of the mobile resources, mainly labour, to other plants. The model is introduced and then an example problem is given. Finally, there is a discussion of why this method improves upon other techniques proposed to solve this problem. Some actual case studies are cited.

Notes

JULSIRI JARORNPUNTARUK received his B.S. degree from Khon-Kaen University, Thailand in 1977 and his MSIE degree from Bradley University, USA in 1989. From 1978 to 1986 he was an engineer for the Ministry of Industry in Bangkok. Currently he is enrolled at Wichita State University working towards his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering.

Dr.NNIS E. KROLL received his BSIE from Bradley University in 1970, his MSIE from the University of Wisconsin in 1973 and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois in 1989. He has worked for Western Electric Company, Sunbeam Appliance Company, and has been teaching Industrial Engineering at Bradley University since 1981. He is a member of the Institute of Industrial Engineers, the American Production and Inventory Control Society, and the Operations Research Society of America.