Multiproduct Production Scheduling at Owens-Corning Fiberglas

Michael D. Oliff and E. Earl Burch
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Michael D. Oliff: College of Business, The University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208
E. Earl Burch: Management Department, Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina 29631

Interfaces, 1985, vol. 15, issue 5, 25-34

Abstract: To address production-scheduling decisions at Owens-Corning Fiberglas at three distinct levels---aggregate planning, disaggregate planning, and job scheduling---a three-phase hierarchical model was developed. A production-switching rule is used to determine aggregate inventory levels, production levels, and work-force levels. Lot sizes, line assignments, and inventory levels are determined for individual products via linear programming. Final job sequencing is accomplished by use of an efficient heuristic. Implementation of the model has resulted in annual savings of over $100,000 during the first two years of operation.

Keywords: production/scheduling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1985
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