A review of scheduling strategies

Abstract

Scheduling is an important activity within FC and PAC. Research in scheduling has absorbed the creative talents of many academics over the past thirty years or so. Despite the numerous developments in scheduling, a common complaint from shop floor personnel is that scheduling techniques and solutions developed by academic researchers are ‘out of touch’ with the reality of the shop floor. In a sense this perception of a wide gap between research and practice is accurate, and we will suggest that many scheduling techniques developed over the years are restricted in their application. Yet recent developments in computer based scheduling solutions suggest that the gap between the research world and the shop floor is being slowly bridged.