Shop floor control : a systems perspective : from deterministic models towards agile operations management /

Shop floor control and namely the problem of job shop scheduling have been fields of research for a long time. However, until now no comprehensive framework on the various aspects exists. This book will provide a systems perspective towards shop floor control by stressing its sociotechnical and cybe...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Scherer, Eric, 1966-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer, [1998]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the Contents: Understanding Shop Floor Control
  • A Close Look at Reality
  • Systems and Organizations
  • Control Stategies for Complex Manufacturing Systems
  • Planning, Scheduling and Control: Aspects of Decision Making
  • Making Use of Information Technology: Man
  • Machine Interaction
  • On the Road to Agility: Changing Organizational Structures.