Production Scheduling at DeLand Crayon Company

B. Madhu Rao (), Petros Xanthopoulos () and Qipeng Phil Zheng ()
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B. Madhu Rao: School of Business Administration, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32723
Petros Xanthopoulos: School of Business Administration, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32723
Qipeng Phil Zheng: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816

INFORMS Transactions on Education, 2020, vol. 20, issue 2, 99-101

Abstract: DeLand Crayon Company (DCC) is a large manufacturer of molded wax crayons. DCC sells three sizes of crayons, namely standard, large and jumbo. Standard-sized crayons, which account for most of the demand, include nine basic colors (red, blue, green, yellow, orange, violet, brown, black, and white), seven popular combination colors (red-orange, yellow-orange, yellow-green, red-violet, blue-green, blue-violet, and pink), 16 fluorescent colors, and four metallic colors. DCC also manufactures several specialty crayons, such as reduced length, hexagonal shaped, golden glitter, glow-in-the-dark, wipe-off, washable, and keno. Demand for non–standard-size crayons, fluorescent, and metallic-colored standard crayons and the specialty crayons is low and uneven, but DCC believes that they must be maintained to create the perception of a broad product line.

Date: 2020
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