Analytical MS/OR Tools Applied to a Plant Closure

Dale W. Clements and Richard A. Reid
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Dale W. Clements: Allied-Signal Aerospace Company, PO Box 419159, Kansas City, Missouri 64141-6159
Richard A. Reid: Anderson Schools of Management, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131

Interfaces, 1994, vol. 24, issue 2, 1-12

Abstract: A decision was made in 1989 to shut down the microchip production plant that was being operated by Allied-Signal for the US Department of Energy. Because of long-term contractual obligations, the manufacturing operations were to be gradually phased out over several years. Management used results from time-series forecasting and linear programming models to plan the plant closure and to schedule production during the phase-out period. These analytical tools provided information and insight that resulted in improved decision making and significant cost savings.

Keywords: forecasting: applications; industry: computer/electronic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1994
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