Hierarchical Production Planning: A Two-Stage System

Gabriel R. Bitran, Elizabeth A. Haas and Arnoldo C. Hax
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Gabriel R. Bitran: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Elizabeth A. Haas: McKinsey and Company, Boston, Massachusetts
Arnoldo C. Hax: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Operations Research, 1982, vol. 30, issue 2, 232-251

Abstract: This paper presents a hierarchical approach to plan and schedule production in a manufacturing environment that can be modeled as a two-stage process. A conceptual framework for this approach is described. The specific mathematical models proposed for the various hierarchical levels are discussed. The methodology is evaluated in an actual setting. The performance of the hierarchical system is contrasted with an MRP design. Encouraging results are reported.

Keywords: 331 multistage analysis; 359 hierarchical approach to production smoothing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1982
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