Is the scheduling task context-dependent? A survey investigating the presence of constraints in different manufacturing contexts

Romero-Silva, Rodrigo; Hurtado-Hernandez, Margarita; Santos, Javier

doi:10.1080/09537287.2016.1166274

Is the scheduling task context-dependent? A survey investigating the presence of constraints in different manufacturing contexts

Journal

Production Planning and Control

ISSN

0953-7287

1366-5871

Date Issued

2016

Author(s)

Santos, Javier

Type

Resource Types::text::journal::journal article

DOI

10.1080/09537287.2016.1166274

URL

https://scripta.up.edu.mx/handle/20.500.12552/4436

Abstract

Most studies regarding real scheduling constraints only consider the constraints related to the specific manufacturing environment studied, limiting the possibility of drawing general conclusions. A survey of 50 companies was conducted in order to discover which constraints were present and what their relationship was with the scheduling context. This paper investigates which practical scheduling constraints are present in the manufacturing industry and whether the scheduling task is context-dependent. Results of this study show that some practical production constraints are context-dependent. © 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.