Designing, Selecting, Implementing and Using APS Systems

• Main Authors: Wiers, Vincent C. S. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), de Kok, A. (Ton) G. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Business logistics.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Logistics.; Operations Research/Decision Theory.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.

Commercial advanced planning and scheduling (APS) systems have been around for about 25 years and have seen widespread adoption in a variety of companies. The promises made by APS system implementations are high, and at the same time, APS projects are complex, costly, and carry a significant risk of...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1. Definition and Context
• Chapter 2. Why Apply APS
• Chapter 3. Decision Hierarchies
• Chapter 4. Functional Design
• Chapter 5. The Implementation Project
• Chapter 6. Vendor Selection
• Chapter 7. Human Planners and Schedulers
• Chapter 8. Live Usage.