How to Improve Production Scheduling - DRUM（如何提高生产调度鼓）.pdf

The InsTIT uT e for sysT ems research Isr Techn Ical rePorT 2007-26 The Legacy of Taylor, Gantt, and Johnson: How to Improve Production Scheduling Jeffrey W. Herrmann Isr develops, applies and teaches advanced methodologies of design and analysis to solve complex, hierarchical, heterogeneous and dynamic prob- lems of engineering technology and systems for industry and government. Isr is a permanent institute of the university of maryland, within the a. James clark school of engineering. It is a graduated national science foundation engineering research center. THE LEGACY OF TAYLOR, GANTT, AND JOHNSON: HOW TO IMPROVE PRODUCTION SCHEDULING JEFFREY W. HERRMANN Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute for Systems Research University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, jwh2@ The challenge of improving production scheduling has inspired many different approaches. This paper examines the key contributions of three individuals who improved production scheduling: Frederick Taylor, who defined the key planning functions and created a planning office; Henry Gantt, who provided useful charts to improve scheduling decision-making, and S.M. Johnson, who initiated the mathematical analysis of production scheduling problems. The paper presents an integrative strategy to improve production scheduling that synthesizes these complementary approaches. Finally, the paper discusses the soundness of this approach and its implications on OR research, education, and practice. Subject classifications: Production/scheduling: sequencing. Professional: OR/MS phi