Behavioral Operations in Planning and Scheduling

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fransoo, Jan C. (Editor), Waefler, Toni (Editor), Wilson, John R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Business.; Organization.; Planning.; Operations research.; Decision making.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Engineering economics.; Engineering economy.; Industrial psychology.; Cognitive psychology.; Business and Management.; Operation Research/Decision Theory.; Industrial and Production Engineering.; Industrial, Organisational and Economic Psychology.; Engineering Economics, Organization, Logistics, Marketing.; Cognitive Psychology.

Human and organizational factors have a substantial impact on the performance of planning and scheduling processes. Despite widespread and advanced decision support systems, human decision makers are still crucial to improve the operational performance in manufacturing industries. In this text, the...